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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: TheQuirk on 15 May 2002, 08:50

Title: PDA Running Linux
Post by: TheQuirk on 15 May 2002, 08:50

http://www.geek.com/hwswrev/pda/zaurus/index.htm (http://www.geek.com/hwswrev/pda/zaurus/index.htm)

*it even has a built in thumb keyboard! and opera!*

Title: PDA Running Linux
Post by: Calum on 15 May 2002, 15:56

(http://media.fastclick.net/cid4465/media11421.gif)
look at this dumb advert that i saw on geek.com! yeah right, my system has a virus, not a hope, i am on a mac, behind a firewall on a network. there is a chance i suppose, but the windows style dialogue box gives it away that i
this is irrelevant to anybody except a dumbass winuser.

now what about this? (http://www.cooltown.com/dev/beliefs.asp) it seems that these people want everything to be running a system, and this page here (http://www.cooltown.hp.com/mpulse/1201-perens.asp) would suggest that they reckon linux should be that system. Linux could be running on everything before long, your car, your fridge, your chair, your dog...

by the way, have a look at this interesting IBM/Microsoft development (http://asia.cnet.com/newstech/applications/0,39001094,30085532,00.htm). interesting.