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Thin Client Handhelds For Multiple OSs
c0d3po3t writes "An article on CNet tells us that
two Singapore programmers have developed a system to allow one handheld operating system to run any application - Windows or Linux. Sounds like a good idea, but will their idea of network emulation be solid?" I can't really see the use for this except environments where your handheld has network access (the system is network based) and you have
multiple legacy systems to deal with. It just doesn't sit right beyond the
gee-whiz factor for me.
There has been a VNC client for PalmOS for a while now. I'm not sure about PocketPC, but intuition tells me there is probably a remote access solution like this also.
f m? prodID=7778
http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.c
Not a new idea!
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Sun did this years ago... They called the project "Corona" it was supposed to turn the network into the "bus" and they had drivers for NT, Solaris, Linux, etc... neat trick but at the end of the day, it's just VNC, isn't it?
What a great and original idea.
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VNC is available for Symbian OS v5.0 and v6.0 devices as well, including the Nokia 9210. Here's the link:
http://www.imhotek.com/
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Except that the wireless frequencies interfere with lots of sensitive medical equipment and need to be turned off in a hospital...
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" The secret? The heavy lifting is done on an MXI-based server that runs the actual applications and sends a stream of data back to the MXI client software residing on the handheld. "
Wow, they reinvented VNC. Cool huh? How did the dnet folks find this one? (yes, that is sarcasm.)
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You seem to be thinking that this is a mere virtual machine idea like a VNC or pcAnywhere solution - but according to the article the application actually takes system calls for saves, etc. and redirects them over the network to the central server - and it says that a network connection is only required when a full save is required - it caches what the user is doing. VNC stays connected all the time and is subject to network speed and overload - something that this type of idea is not.
This will provably get flamed down, but I can't resist playing devil's advocate.
They'll stick with M$ as long as they have to wade through piles of documentation on how to use the one that keeps running and running in order to actually use it...
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They never will switch as long as the idiots who decide what to buy continue to fall victim to both their own stupidity (why not listen to your tech staff?) and M$'s flashy marketing and salesdroids.
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Or as long as they continue to see a culture around Linux that takes every opportunity to insult and abuse them. See, I don't even care if you're right if you can't talk to me like a civilized intelligent human being.
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