[ale] Pad or Netbook w/Touch Recommendation.

[Aaron Ruscetta]

On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Neal Rhodes <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:
> without getting into the technical merits, a bit of advice w.r.t. this kind
> of project:
> - Nobody will remember if you saved the organization $100 by using $1000 of
> your time.

The budget is what it is, and it's always worth a little of my time to keep
a corrupting proprietary disease out of a beloved community.

> - Nobody will forget if it doesn't work and it's an oddball/offbrand ("not
> an iPad").

Anything running customizable (Libre) Software, wifi, a web browser,
and USB ports will work, so an iPad and it's walled garden lockouts
is broken from the get go as there is no way to focus it on being
just a single destination web kiosk.

> Neal Rhodes
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2014-11-27 at 09:05 -0500, Jim Kinney wrote:
>
> Check some of the low cost touchscreen laptops. Win8 can be replaced :-)
>
> On November 26, 2014 11:55:04 PM EST, Aaron Ruscetta <arxaaron at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hey strangers! :-)
>
> I've been tasked with procuring a touch pad or netbook with touch screen
> for use in the library at Atlanta Friends Meeting. It will essentially be a
> dedicated web browser to access our library catalog, which we intend
> to keep on an internet service called Library Thing.
>
> An iPad has been suggested but I would love to avoid spending anything
> on a a dead end Apple device, let alone way more money than we need
> to for the purpose.
>
> Only other important aspects are a couple of standard USB ports for
> connecting a CueCat bar code scanner and/or keyboard / mouse and
> a security attachment slot (eg Kensington lock).
>
> Would like to keep the whole thing under $300, including the
> security gadget.
>
> Thanks in advance for input!
>
> in peace,
> aaron
>
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