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From: dror@well.sf.ca.us (Dror Matalon)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Putting together a laptop
Keywords: laptop pc
Message-ID: <23332@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 25 Feb 91 22:53:53 GMT
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I'm trying to put together a inexpensive laptop for a specific application.

If I had to do the same thing for a desk top system my task would be really
easy: I would buy the motherboard, case, drives, display and power supply
that I need and put a system together.

	Unfortunately in the laptop world things are a lot more complicated 
since there doesn't seem to be any standards. The components of different 
vendors don't match and you can't just put a system together by buying the 
parts. 
	So I'm faced with either buying a low cost laptop and adapting it
to my needs or buying parts and trying to put a system together. I looked
into that and found out several vendors of pc-xt type of embeded systems
that I could use as motherboards. I still have to figure out how to get 
the flat panel display, and power supply and get it all to work together.

	Any ideas,  or hints are welcome.

		Thanks in advance


			Dror


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