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New Linux PDA Available

Posted by michael on from the things-to-lose dept.

Jacob writes: "I just ran across an article about a new Linux-based PDA called the Powerplay III Linux PDA. The PDA is manufactured in Taiwan but is being sold by Canadian Linux company, Empower. This PDA is Palm IIIxe compatible (dragonball processor), is shipped with Empower's Linux DA O/S, and get this: its only $89! I'll be getting one..." We mentioned this operating system a few weeks ago. They now have some sort of source download available, which seems like a step in the right direction.

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  1. Re:6 to 8 Weeks For Delivery by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Rolling the dice is fine if you want to take a chance. The reason I 'wonder if it's real or not' is the lack of documentation. If these people want to be successfull, they should provide the full specs (monitor resolution, battery lifetime, dimensions, applications, software support, etc). These are all simple things to document as part of the product sales literature, unless of course this is just sales person's dream. Believe me, I want it all to be true!!!!