New Linux PDA Coming Out Next Quarter

Brad Isaac · #1 03-23-2004, 12:13 PM

We've heard of some experimenters in our midst who have loaded Linux on their Pocket PCs. Well, now there is another option if you must have Linux even in your pocket. The Long-awaited Royal Linux PDA due this quarter and features 'a 200MHz Motorola i.MX1 MDragonBall processor equipped with 64MB of SDRAM and 32MB of Flash memory, and will include Trolltech's Qtopia graphical framework and PIM suite.'
"The Linea LX's display will be a 65K-color 3.5-inch 240x320 pixel (QVGA) LCD panel that supports both portrait and landscape mode. Other hardware features include IrDA and USB connectivity, a Lithium-ion rechargeable battery, an SD Type II I/O expansion card slot, and a unique snap-on keyboard (at right, click to enlarge). The PDA's software apps will include the extensive Qtopia PIM suite, email (screenshot), web browser, MP3 player (screenshot), digital voice recorder, and contact manager (screenshot) with Microsoft Outlook synchronization. "
Anyone here love Linux enough to purchase one of these? P.S. is it just me or does the picture make it look "clunky?'

knelson · #2 03-23-2004, 01:28 PM

I know Linux and use it for specific applications, however, I am not a Linux or doom fan... I would not use it for PDA.

Brad Isaac · #3 03-24-2004, 12:29 AM

ahhh....so are you one of those Linux masters?
...seems to me you didn't raise your hand a couple of weeks ago when I was looking for volunteers to reconcile a Linux/Apache issue

:P

knelson · #4 03-24-2004, 12:45 AM

quess I missed that one... I am actually certified in Novell, Microsoft, Cisco, Linux, AIX, HP-UX, Sun, Solaris, Siemens Nexdorf, Digital UX, and a few others.

Brad Isaac · #5 03-24-2004, 12:53 AM

Woah!

I guess you are pretty busy these days huh?

knelson · #6 03-24-2004, 01:29 PM

right now mostly homeland security work... we developed the longshore dispatch system. You can look at our site to see some of our work
www.vistem.com

niomosy · #7 03-27-2004, 05:06 AM

Nice to see more Linux PDA's coming out. It's tempting as a Unix admin to buy one as I'd have a lot of tools I need for work right there. They probably still need a bit more on the software front but I'd probably be pretty happy with one.