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Digital picture frame from old laptop | adrian’s blog — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:20:55 +0000

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By: pictureframe

pictureframe — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:14:22 +0000

Nice job. I like how thin it is, something I’m still working on.

I used DSL on my first one too, in fact I’ve custom .iso of Damn small linux available here that has all the scripts and programs built in. Or if you prefer you can re-create the wheel and follow my instructions.

http://www.frontiernet.net/~pictureframe/

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:20:06 +0000

I have done the same thing with my TP560 but mine doesn’t have a USB port.
I solved the power problem by attaching a small wire to the sliding power button. I just pull the wire to power it up/down.

A major problem with these old laptops is the viewing angle. It also makes a lot of noise. I tried a RAM disk in DOS but the hard disk spins up frequently anyway.

By: Austin

Austin — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:03:57 +0000

Really cool! My brother has a privately owned computer shop and a whole room full of old laptops. I just phoned him and ran this idea past him. What an interesting way to use old laptops that would otherwise end up in landfills.