[ILUG] simputer...

[Liam Bedford]

On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 12:24:10PM +0100, Justin Mason came forth with:
> 
> John P. Looney said:
> 
> >  Has anyone seen this;
> >     http://www.simputer.org/
> >  Sounds nice. Open source hardware project, to bring portable linux
> > computing to the masses. 200x320 screen, ipaq-like specs, for about $200.
> >  Not in volume till next year though. Sounds nice.
> 
> Yeah -- it's quite cool as a really low-cost device.
> 
> Big problem however, will be this:  IMHO, the hardware is too low-cost
> (and the screen real-estate too small) for many Linux apps to run; it'll
> need porting work for most apps.
if it's got the same hardware as an iPaq, I wouldn't worry about programs..
between hh.org and agenda a lot of useable programs have appeared. There's
always the QPE stuff as well.

I'd be interested to see a strong-arm + 32/64Mb Ram, colour screen come in
for $200..

(I've not yet seen a non-mass market strong-arm machine come anywhere near
the ipaq prices)

L.
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