Re: The Nature Of Operating Systems :-) (Was: Re: Linux Beer Hike)

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

"Alex Hudson" <eah106 [at] york.ac.uk> tapped some keys and produced:
 
> I was told Yopy was shipping in the far east, although perhaps I'm 
> mistaken. Diamond have a Linux handheld in development, Transmeta have a 
> load of partners who've shown working prototypes. It's viable, anyway. 
> There's a webpage somewhere (forget where) that shows you how to build a 
> linux palmtop, from circuit diagrams upwards, I can probably dig it out 
> if anyone's interested. I think it was something to do with Hitachi, 
> IIRC. Also, there's RTLinux and stuff like that specificially designed 
> for embedded systems, and I can tell you from experience it sucks a 
> whole lot
> less than crap like RTEMS.

I think the machine you refer to is the Itsy from Compaq/Digital. I haven't
really looked at it (it's too small for my bulky tastes :).
I don't know of a single shipping handheld machine that runs Linux, but I
will be interested to see how it performs when they become available.

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