Re: [NTLK] A Palm That Fits On The Wrist

From: J. E. Simons (newtlink_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Nov 18 2002 - 22:30:19 EST


On Monday, November 18, 2002 9:30 AM,
Willytmailboy_at_aol.com <Willytmailboy_at_aol.com> wrote:

>
> Didn't big blue do one of those, but with Linux, not PalmOS?
>

it wasn't a PDA, but a full-functioning computer that ran a customized linux kernel.. there were 2 versions, and they were never intended for retail sales, just a design exercise to prove linux scaleablity.. and that they could embed a kernel in something so small..

i wish that they would sell them.. i'd buy one..

 

"imagine the disincentive to software development if after months of work another company could come along and copy your work and market it under it's own name...without legal restraints to such copying, companies like Apple could not afford to advance the state of the art"

-Bill Gates, 1983 (New York Times, 25 Sep 1983, p. F2)

-----------------
i hate microsoft.

---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site

-- 
This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries
List FAQ/Etiquette/Terms: http://www.newtontalk.net/faq.html
Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/



This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.2 : Mon Dec 02 2002 - 22:03:06 EST