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On 10/28/05, A. Khattri <ajai@××××.net> wrote: |
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> On Fri, 28 Oct 2005, Matt Randolph wrote: |
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> > If you must have a biometric scanner for security, there are much |
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> > cheaper ways to do it. I just found a 512MB Sandisk Cruzer Profile for |
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> > $55. It is a thumbdrive and a fingerprint scanner combined. Add a |
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> > Knoppix CD and you have the same functionality as this device. Except |
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> > the BlackDog only has a 400MHz PPC CPU and 64MB RAM. This is probably |
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> > slower than the host computer will be and it probably has less RAM too. |
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> > Also, everything like networking, video, and disk activity must be |
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> > squeezed through the USB bus when you use this device. With Knoppix, you |
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> > use the PCI and AGP busses of the host computer for these things. |
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> > Knoppix should be much faster than this device for most purposes. |
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> Not trying to knock what you're saying but in terms of requirements, both |
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> a Knoppix CD and a Blackdog box require a host computer of some kind. |
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Its not really wearable but has anyone considered tablet pc's? They are |
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small (roughly the dimensions of a piece of paper) and about as thick as a |
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pack of looseleaf paper. I had an HP TC1100 with Mandrivle on it and it |
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worked pretty nice. |
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-Mike |
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Michael E. Crute |
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Software Developer |
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SoftGroup Development Corporation |
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Linux, because reboots are for installing hardware. |
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"In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?" |
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