[ale] Archos Tablet

[John Pilman]

Thanks for all the feedback.  Rich, I would definitely like to know
what you find out about PDFs.  This looks viable for me if I don't
drag my feet until the next better solution.

...John

On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 12:00 AM, Richard Faulkner
<rfaulkner at 34thprs.org> wrote:
> Been playing with the tablet tonight and it crashed.  BIG TIME!!!  So bad as
> a matter of fact that it is not recoverable and it cannot be shut-off
> (constant error and will not accept input.)  The search is on for support
> documents and a way to wrestle control of the box without prying it open to
> pull the battery.  A search of the Archos website reveals an update for the
> OS and developer tools too.  Will also keep on the look-out for PDF tools
> but believe those will be found at Adobe itself.  Will see if I'm right once
> I get control of the tablet back.....RinL
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Faulkner <rfaulkner at 34thprs.org>
> Reply-to: rfaulkner at 34thprs.org, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Archos Tablet
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 09:07:28 -0400
>
> Funny you should ask...we just got one yesterday as a Mother's Day present
> for my wife.  Got it on Tiger Direct for a very good price (well below $300)
> and so far it isn't bad.  Of course I haven't gotten much time on it as the
> wife is putting it through its paces.  I just put a PDF doc on a thumb drive
> but was not able to open it out of the box.  Media files are a cinch, but
> PDF may take a plug-in.  (I got the same results as you...)  Will see if I
> can find any tools for PDF....
>
> Rich in Lilburn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Pilman <jcpilman at gmail.com>
> Reply-to: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: [ale] Archos Tablet
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 07:41:09 -0400
>
> Does anyone here have experience or knowledge of the Achos 101 tablet?
>  I am thinking of getting one for the following reasons:
>
> ~ $300
> 10" dual touch capacitive screen
> WiFi
> It claims to dual boot Android and Linux Angstrom.
> It accepts micro SDHC and USB 2 flash drives.
> My primary purpose is to read PDF documents.
>
> I tried testing one at BrandSmart in Kennesaw, but was not successful
> there.  That is, I plugged in a flash drive and saw my files, but the
> tablet failed to open a PDF when I selected it.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> ...John
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