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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.....SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT by darkPHi3er · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "...makes me wonder if it is real or not...."

    and here, brothers and sisters, is as succinctly as it could be said, the reason why trying to crack an existing market in technolgy products is so tough....

    i (and all my friends) usually expect our "devices" to have a major brand name on them...

    whether that name is Sony or Palm or Compaq or Casio or Nintendo or Atari

    it's up to us to take a chance, roll the dice on the $89, and if it's cool or even just usuable...

    WE HAVE TO TELL EVERYONE WE KNOW

    --
    Ten quid, she's so easy to blind. And not a word is spoken...