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The Amstrad E3 is a cheap (£29.99 at the time of writing) videophone, which runs Linux. The Amstrad E3 is a cheap (£14.99 at the time of writing) videophone, which runs Linux.
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 * ["E3 Getting Started"] - how to get started running a recent Linux on your E3
 * ["E3 IO Ports"]
 * ["E3
Buying one"] - where to buy and how much they'll cost
 * ["E3 Hardware"]
 * ["E3
Status"] - where we are with our efforts
 * ["E3
Keymaps"] - how we intend to map all the keys on the E3
 * [[E3_Getting_Started]] - how to get started running a recent Linux on your E3
 * [[E3_IO_Ports]]
 * [[E3_
Buying_one]] - where to buy and how much they'll cost
 * [[E3_Hardware]]
 * [[E3_
Status]] - where we are with our efforts
 * [[E3_
Keymaps]] - how we intend to map all the keys on the E3
 * [[E3_Sound]] - work on getting sound fully supported
 * [[E3_Miscellanea]] - other information related to E3
 * [[E3_General_Information]] - information more generally related to our project
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 * http://www.pavier.co.uk/e3_index.html
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Or, if you're handy with a soldering iron [[Serial_cable_for_the_paranoid]] provides some over-voltage protection for the E3.

The Amstrad E3 is a cheap (£14.99 at the time of writing) videophone, which runs Linux.

More info:

External links:

Simple Serial Cable:

In case other people are as useless as I am at building serial cables - here is the pin out I'm using to connect my E3 to a 9-Pin D serial port on my PC.

  • Pin2 -> Tip

  • Pin3 -> Ring

  • Pin5 -> Sleeve

Or you can use a level shifter, a universal (i.e. E2/E3) design is available here http://www.cambridgewargames.org.uk/members/andy/emailer/

Or, if you're handy with a soldering iron Serial_cable_for_the_paranoid provides some over-voltage protection for the E3.

TheEarthWiki: E3 (last edited 2013-09-16 22:12:48 by JonathanMcDowell)