I've decided to do a little more experimentation with my home-brewed
 glass panel display.

 So I purchased at 10" Android tablet computer to see if I can make my
 script files run on this platform.  I paid $159 for the computer from
 "http://buy.com" with free shipping.

 It seems to be designed mostly as a toy.  It works great for emails and
 stuff, is kinda slow at browsing the web when web pages are complex, and
 so far I have not managed to figure out how to run any custom software
 on it.  An Android SDK (Software Development Kit) is available, but
 after examining its features I've concluded that I may not have enough
 years left on this planet to reap any benefits from studying the SDK.

 I have found web sites that describe methods of making small Android
 devices boot Linux, so I ordered some micro-SD memory cards which appear
 to be necessary for Linux usage.  The trick is to get the device to boot
 off the external SD card instead of the internal solid state memory.  We
 will see.

 R Berglund


 Agptek 10" 8GB
 Android 4.0 Ice
 Cream Sandwich
 Tablet - Wi-Fi,
 ARM Cortex-A9 1
 GHz, Multi-touch
 Screen 1024 x 600
 WSVGA Display, 1GB
 RAM, Front
 Camera/Webcam

 That pretty much parallels the expierence I have had with the Auzus Transformer. They
 are mostly toys without enough I/O for serious use.

 I assume you did not get a USB port with yours.

 Paul Lamar


 It appears to have two mini-USB ports.  At least one of them works; I
 connected it to a thumb drive and was able to view stored images.

 R Berglund

 You should be able to boot Linux off that.
 You can get into the Linux that is in  there by getting a terminal app.
 I have "Terminal Emulator" in ours. There is a bunch of them.
 Some are free.

 You have to be root to see everything and so far I have not discovered how to do that
 but I have not really tried.

 Works best with an external keyboard.

 Paul Lamar

 ---------------------------------------------------

 Robin, my wife just discovered Terminal IDE by Spartacus Rex
 with a full Java/HTML/Android  development kit, that runs on your Android device.
 Five stars. Free! 590 users so far.

 IDE = Integrated Development Environment. Hopefully it supports the USB ports.


 Paul Lamar


Will look at it.  I usually don't work on computer stuff unless weather
is too hot, too cold, or there are too many mosquitoes to work in the
shop.  Environment is looking better for shop-work for the next few
days.

Robin


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