I have an Asus flipbook which uses an EMMC could I force linux onto that or is windows hard coded into the EMMC?
Seems you can although never tried this (don't have a flip book).
https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/rockchip/asus-chromebook-flip-c100p
http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...-development/49427-tp200sa-linux-success.html
I might try this after I put the machine back together... The EMMC is on a plug in card that looks like a mini SATA
Is the eMMC swappable? I assume you don't need to overwrite the existing OS if you can plug in another eMMC. However, as the "e" stands for embedded, I expect not. Perhaps you can obtain a replacement card if you don't want to delete the OS or perhaps there is a way to back up and restore.
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I hadn't looked into that. I'm wondering if it's indeed sata could I put an SSD in there?
Oh damn...... I was hoping it would be swappable as it plugs in. I thought the connecter was like a sata connector.
and that's the price we pay for having everything so small.
Look how slim modern laptops are getting - there's no way you can having mounting for user replaceable components (ram, CPU, hard disk) and have it 1/2 and inch thick
Though I'm sure the manufacturers love it as well - much easier to standardize on components and drivers and less for the user to fuckup and try and claim on warranty.
Would also be interesting to see if computers are more reliable from hardware point of view now that everything is so tightly integrated.
I don't think reliability will improve, highly integrated stuff tends to be complex and fragile and when one thing fails you can throw away the rest as well, as for the rest, my IBM XT is 30+ years old, nothing is integrated and it still works, yes that is anecdotal but still..
True that one failure and all goes but I'm not sore sure that it's more fragile. I'm not sure the your XT would stand up to the rigours of being carried around all day in the way modern laptops and tablets are.
Plus you know that Apple won't ask you to drop it from a couple of inches above your desk tot make sure all the chips are seated properly
The XT would probably be fine, your back on the other hand won't be. 
XT's are heavy.
Chips have become fragile, increasing transistor count and smaller lithography processes are not helping to make them more durable, electronmigration and so on destroy chips made on smaller processes way faster.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/processors/transistor-aging
https://semiengineering.com/transistor-aging-intensifies-10nm/
^^ nice reads on the subject.
XT's are heavy.Chips have become fragile, increasing transistor count and smaller lithography processes are not helping to make them more durable, electronmigration and so on destroy chips made on smaller processes way faster.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/processors/transistor-aging
https://semiengineering.com/transistor-aging-intensifies-10nm/
^^ nice reads on the subject.
and everything old is new again as the trackball makes are re-appearance
http://www.anandtech.com/show/11831/logitech-launches-the-mx-ergo-trackball
http://www.anandtech.com/show/11831/logitech-launches-the-mx-ergo-trackball
Eww.and everything old is new again as the trackball makes are re-appearance
http://www.anandtech.com/show/11831/logitech-launches-the-mx-ergo-trackball
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and everything old is new again as the trackball makes are re-appearance
http://www.anandtech.com/show/11831/logitech-launches-the-mx-ergo-trackball
That's ugly.........
Though I do miss trackballs I had one a long time ago and loved it.
I use a trackball in preference to a mouse whenever possible; I find it faster, more accurate, and it takes up much less desk space. I also find a mouse might create too much noise for other people when I move it about as I'm somewhat heavy handed.
I'd love to get a trackball again to replace my mouse but not that ugly thing.
Just looks like a revision of the one I use at home.
I still use a Kensington Expert Mouse (giant trackball) at work.
I still use a Kensington Expert Mouse (giant trackball) at work.
