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On 26 April 2013, at 16:16, James wrote: |
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> … sci-geosciences/opencpn is in portage [1] |
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That looks like awesome software! |
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> However, much of the time, the Gentoo_nav_hadware will be |
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> on a 17 foot boat (damp and salty if not wet) … So I'm looking |
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> for marine grade hardware onto which installation of Gentoo is |
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> reasonably straightforward. |
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I don't know, but I think I'd start by looking at Android tablets. |
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I'm sure there's an ARM version of Debian or Ubuntu that has been released for mobile devices. |
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Based on the build quality of iMacs and MacBooks, I would have thought that the ideal physical platform would be that of the iPad - machined aluminium body, glass touchscreen, probably fairly tightly sealed at the seams. |
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Of course Linux support on the iPad will probably be poor, at best, but looking at Android tablet devices, they seem at least superficially similar. I would look devices like a Nexus 7 or 10 for a start with. Perhaps with some waterproof bags, duck tape &/or rubber sealant you could get a very waterproof platform for not much money. |
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Stroller. |
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