Can epia be run off generic batteries?

I'm wishing to make a DIY subnotebook, if possible.

It'd use generic batteries, a monochrome display, a laptop keyboard, a
flashcard reader, and that's about it. I'll perhaps sculpt a case for
it, out of wood or similar material, with a dremel, if needed.

No harddrive, no floppy, no cd/dvd drive, no nonsense.

I just want to use a small linux distribution, and use it mostly to
edit text. I want it to have a long battery life, measurable in tens of
hours at least. I also want it to be inexpensive.

Does anyone know if using the lowest power consuming epia is possible?
can it run off generic batteries? are there alternatives to epia that
could use even lower power and run off generic batteries?

Any ideas?

thanks

 

Padu wrote:

Does anyone know if using the lowest power consuming epia is possible?
can it run off generic batteries? are there alternatives to epia that
could use even lower power and run off generic batteries?

Any ideas?

I don't know about lowest power consuming, but I'm running mine out of
regular RC batteries wired in series. The batteries give me something around
12.5V. It is connected to a voltage regulator that regulates at 12V that is
connected to an ATX DC-DC board, that will condition the raw 12VDC to all
voltages that the epia (or any other PC for that matter) requires.

How long do they last?