[linux-audio-user] laptop alternatives

[Mark Knecht]

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:14:30 -0500 (CDT), pw_lists at slinkp.com
<pw_lists at slinkp.com> wrote:
> > Hallo,
> > Brian Redfern hat gesagt: // Brian Redfern wrote:
> >
> >> It seems that the little "lunch box" form factor with a flat screen
> >> monitor is really portable but has the advantage of giving you control
> >> over the kinds of hardware you're using, as opposed to a laptop where
> >> you're at the manufacturer's mercy.
> >
> > Why not use a suitcase?
> >
> > Pictures from the pd~convention04 in Graz showing Pd suitcases
> > from Barcelona:
> > http://www.guckes.net/pics/2004/10-01/.tmp/dscn8470.jpg.html
> > http://www.guckes.net/pics/2004/10-01/.tmp/dscn8469.jpg.html
> 
> I kinda like this idea, but I'm worried that I'd pay for it by spending a
> lot of extra time going through airport security :-\
> Anybody have experience with this?
> 
> 

I would never again think of carrying a box like this into an airport.
What a mess! You'd be arrested the minute you were on the sidewalk
outside!