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Hardware
The original unit we received consisted of a height-adjustable pillar with a sheet steel case on top. The case had a screen, a 4x40 character LCD display with a blue backlight, 4 leds, 2 buttons, an up/down lever (connected to the pillar), and another lever connected to the computer inside. There's a USB connector on the front, which is not connected internally.
The computer inside is a Sony ECM-3711. It has a GIO expander connected over USB.
- CPU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIA_C7 (x86, 32bit, 1ghz)
- Ram: 1Gb, with 64MB reserved for video memory
- Storage: 4GB compact/flash, detected as IDE1 master
The "Where" unit
User:Ondergetekende hacked/soldered an internal connector to the frontpanel USB, so a keyboard can be attached with the case closed.
There's a substantial power problem - the machine won't boot up properly, it even takes a minute before the fan starts spinning, despite it being connected to 12v directly. After some time, tripping the case intrusion switch seems to help.
Software
The shell on the machine was last accessed on 7 mar 2014. It is running Debian squeeze/sid.