10GB In A Linux PDA

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Posted by timothy on Tuesday July 31, 2001 @02:47PM from the off-camera-storage dept.

Deep Penguin writes: "Perhaps attempting to captitalize on the concept of data mining (mixed with turtles?), Serial Systems of Singapore has announced the Terapin Mine, a hand-held the size of a 35mm camera that looks to be a fusion of a double-fistful of geek toys: network storage (10-12Gb), audio record/playback, digital picture display (composite video out), PCMCIA reader and e-mail sender. It's attached to the world via 10BaseT, USB or whatever I/O card is in the PCMCIA socket (modem, LAN, wireless, etc.) Of course, all complex systems evolve until they can read Usenet news, leaving them an upgrade path to version 2. Price? $599. Delivery? End of August, they say. And it runs Linux, so no Microsoft tax." An anonymous reader points to this CNET article on the device as well. I was afraid this would live as vaporware on the Terapin site forever.

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What genius named this thing? by Vassily+Overveight · 2001-08-01 03:31 · Score: 3, Funny

Airport Security: What's that in your bag?

You: That's a Mine.

Airport Security: You're under arrest.

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"If I have seen further than other men, it is by stepping on their glasses." - Michael Swaine
Looks like good advice.. by PopeAlien · 2001-07-31 15:03 · Score: 4, Funny

This little gem from the Instruction Manual

Accessories
Unpack mine carefully and check the unit for shipping damage and that you have all of the accessories listed below.

Looks like real good advice.

Be careful unpacking that mine Billy, It may be dangerous.. Looks like it's sustained some shipping damage and the detonater's a little loose..

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air and light and time and space
can't......help.....it... by Beowulfto · 2001-07-31 15:03 · Score: 1, Funny

Have you seen mine? It's so cool! I want one! It's all mine! It's not yours, it's mine. You mean it's yours? Yup, it's mine. But you can get one too, and then it will be your mine, and not my mine.
Wondering who came up with the name......

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There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes. -- Dr. Who
Re:Server in your pocket? by shokk · 2001-07-31 15:12 · Score: 3, Funny

Is that a porn web server in your pocket or are you just glad to see its content?

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"Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart, he dreams himself your master."
Re:Server in your pocket? by TMB · 2001-07-31 15:21 · Score: 4, Funny

"No, I'm just fingering my server." ;-)

[TMB]
Re:If it runs Linux by TMB · 2001-07-31 15:24 · Score: 2, Funny

They probably renamed it to reduce complaints about the mine fscking around all the time. ;-)

[TMB]
20 * 4 display? by AnonymousComrade · 2001-07-31 15:30 · Score: 5, Funny

Oh yeah! This gadget will really rock my world! Can't wait 'til next reboot! ;-)

Linux version 2.2.19 pre17 (herbert@arnor ) (gcc version 2.7.2 .3) #1 Tue Mar 13 22 :37:59 EST 2001 BIOS-provided physic al RAM map: BIOS-88: 000a0000 @ 00000000 (usable) BIOS-88: 01 f00000 @ 00100000 (u sable) Detected 6000 3 kHz processor. Cal ibrating delay loop. .. 119.19 BogoMIPS M emory: 29788k/32768k available (1744k ker nel code, 408k reser ved, 672k data, 156k init) Dentry hash ta ble entries: 4096 (o rder 3, 32k)
Re:Okay, 'scuze my gripe... by Anonymous Coward · 2001-07-31 15:33 · Score: 1, Funny

By "television" I assume you mean "composite monitor", like the guy said.
Jesus fucking crayons! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-07-31 15:46 · Score: 1, Funny

My TI-86 has a bigger display than that!
Imagine... by Anonymous Coward · 2001-07-31 15:49 · Score: 1, Funny

It has to be said anyway...

Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of these!