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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 IO Ports"] * ["E3 Buying one"] * ["E3 Hardware"] * ["E3 Status"] | * [[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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| 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:
- E3_Getting_Started - how to get started running a recent Linux on your E3 
- E3_Buying_one - where to buy and how much they'll cost 
- 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 
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.