Linux PDA

Fleeberz at aol.com Fleeberz at aol.com
Sat Sep 22 20:08:53 UTC 2001


Okay, it's small, but it's really inexpensive - a little more RAM and some 
magical way to run Morphic on a 16MHz monochrome box, and this could be the 
Volkswagon of DynaBooks ... (now pulling on my asbestos underwear)

http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT2451726847.html

>From the page:
The PowerPlay III PDA is manufactured in Taiwan and sold online by Empower 
Technologies, a vendor of Embedded Linux for intelligent appliances. The 
device is claimed to be Palm IIIxe compatible, from a hardware perspective. 
But unlike Palm's PDAs, the PowerPlay III runs Empower Technologies' Linux DA 
O/S implementation of Embedded Linux for the Dragonball processor. 

Another big difference from Palm's PDAs is price: the PowerPlay III is being 
sold for $99 online, with an introductory price of just $89.

Palm IIIxe Compatible
*   Supplied with Linux DA O/S for PowerPlay III
*   Screen: 240 x 320 pixels, monochrome touch screen
*   Processor: Motorola Dragonball, 16 MHz clock rate
*   8 MB RAM 
*   2 MB Flash (upgradeable)
*   Serial port for connection to PC
*   Expansion slot(s): none
*   Battery: non-rechargeable AAA cells
*   Color Available: "Galaxy Grey"
*   15 Days technical support by email 
*   6 month Linux DA O/S software upgrade 
*   One year warranty 
*   Includes: Carrying Case, 2 AAA Batteries, PC Sync Cable, CD with PC Sync 
Program, Quick-Start Manual, Handwriting Guide, Warranty Card, Registration 
Card

Empower Technologies' website: http://www.linuxda.com/

That's all (courtesy of reading Slashdot http://slashdot.org/)

--Flee




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