How do you mean built? I've ordered them on line and built in my features.;) and also done some things like swapping drives and memory but never built one with a pile of parts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John G. Heim" <jheim@math.wisc.edu> To: "Blind sysadmins list" <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 8:59 AM Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] building a notebook? Has anyone here ever built a notebook computer? _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Right, I mean build like assemble it from a pile of parts. I have heard of sighted people doing that. But I don't know if it would be possible for a blind guy. I want to build a notebook w/o a screen but with an integrated GPS system of some type. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Granados" <scott@granados-llc.net> To: "Blind sysadmins list" <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] building a notebook?
How do you mean built?
I've ordered them on line and built in my features.;) and also done some things like swapping drives and memory but never built one with a pile of parts.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John G. Heim" <jheim@math.wisc.edu> To: "Blind sysadmins list" <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 8:59 AM Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] building a notebook?
Has anyone here ever built a notebook computer?
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Ok, well Asus are the people you want to talk to. They make these whitebook deals that have a very similar metal case to the Macbooks and you can add what ever parts you want. I've changed the drives in them and my feeling was if you could use a screw driver you were in. Don't know about starting with out sited help but once you've done it I think you could repeat as needed unassisted. I have no problem taking apart and making major changes to tower type PC cases and hardware once I get the run threw and my feeling was the Asus whitebooks were much more simple. I had a lot of practice with working with my hands that way as my father used to have me rebuild engines as a kid and blindness wasn't an excuse.;) If you have a similar history something like this should be trivial. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John G. Heim" <jheim@math.wisc.edu> To: "Blind sysadmins list" <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] building a notebook? Right, I mean build like assemble it from a pile of parts. I have heard of sighted people doing that. But I don't know if it would be possible for a blind guy. I want to build a notebook w/o a screen but with an integrated GPS system of some type. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Granados" <scott@granados-llc.net> To: "Blind sysadmins list" <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] building a notebook?
How do you mean built?
I've ordered them on line and built in my features.;) and also done some things like swapping drives and memory but never built one with a pile of parts.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John G. Heim" <jheim@math.wisc.edu> To: "Blind sysadmins list" <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 8:59 AM Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] building a notebook?
Has anyone here ever built a notebook computer?
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Hi, I did this once using a set of parts from a white box manufacturer. I did get some sighted assistance to ensure I got the CPU and a couple of other parts fitted correctly, and the machine is still working now. Having said that, I dread your other messages and not sure I could have got rid of the screen without some more in-depth electronics working, as the hinges and everything were already on the case. The fun part was fitting various expansion cards to the system, I got a wifi and Bluetooth mini PCI card for the unit, and you could get various different aerials that went in several places inside the machine. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of John G. Heim Sent: 21 August 2009 17:00 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] building a notebook? Has anyone here ever built a notebook computer? _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Hi, I did this once using a set of parts from a white box manufacturer. I did get some sighted assistance to ensure I got the CPU and a couple of other parts fitted correctly, and the machine is still working now. Having said that, I dread your other messages and not sure I could have got rid of the screen without some more in-depth electronics working, as the hinges and everything were already on the case. The fun part was fitting various expansion cards to the system, I got a wifi and Bluetooth mini PCI card for the unit, and you could get various different aerials that went in several places inside the machine. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of John G. Heim Sent: 21 August 2009 17:00 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] building a notebook? Has anyone here ever built a notebook computer? _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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