From: Brad F. <bra...@gm...> - 2008-08-25 23:17:20
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On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 3:45 PM, Don Anderson <do...@gu...> wrote: > Brad > > Sorry for any confusion that our pre-announcement information on verdex2 has > presented for you. See my responses below.\ Thanks Don... very helpful! brad > > > Don > +++++++++ > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Brad Fuller <bra...@gm...> > wrote: >> >> I'm a little (OK, a lot!) confused about the verdex and the verdex2 >> boards. From what I read on the wiki site, the verdex2 (not yet >> available) replaces the verdex board. It also states that the only >> expansion board available for verdex2 is the net-80 expansion board. > > > = the statement at gumstix.net says the net80-vx expansion board is the only > 80-pin board available for verdex2. Note that each of the 60-pin expansion > boards that fit on verdex will fit on verdex2. > >> >> That seems a bit limited compared to all the other cool boards for verdex. >> No other boards available? > > > = Each of the 60-pin expansion boards that fit on verdex will fit on > verdex2. > > = verdex2 has a microSD card slot on the motherboard itself, unlike the > verdex motherboard. So, we are making a net80-vx board not a netmicroSD80-vx > board. > > = The verdex2 line is planned to have the net80-vx board, which can take a > wifi card, as well, to make the equivalent of the netwifi-microSD-vx, with > the microSD on the verdex2 motherboard itself. > >> >> And, when will verdex2 boards be available? >> >> * If the 120pin connector is going to be replaced by the 80pin connector, >> are all the 120pin boards going to be obsoleted and not redesigned for >> 80pin? (which the site implies.) > > > = As above on the 80-pin expansion board functions. > > = Gumstix plans to sell verdex products as long as we can. The constraint is > the availability of the 120-pin connector from MOLEX, not a constraint on > the part of Gumstix. Gumstix pre-bought thousands of these connectors when > the EOL was announced, but the supply is limited. > > = Gumstix plans to make the verdex2 boards available in Q3/08. Further > information is available, as you know, at: > http://www.gumstix.net/Hardware/cat/Motherboards/112.html#faq104 > > = Note: all information provided prior to launch is subject to change. > > = I hope this email clears things up for you. > > > = Don > @ Gumstix > ++++++++++++ >> >> >> >> >> Thanks Much! >> >> brad >> >> -- >> Brad Fuller >> www.bradfuller.com >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the >> world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> gumstix-users mailing list >> gum...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > > -- Brad Fuller www.bradfuller.com |