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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. its all about the price by dgp · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    $89! whoho. maybe that will put palm in their place with their 1000% markup on a little lcd screen attached to a 68000 with batteries.

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  3. Re:Slashdot has really gone downhill by Niksie3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    that post you just made defines off topic

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