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Linux PDA From China

Posted by Hemos on from the marching-to-the-beat-of-freedom dept.

hama writes "There is a new Linux PDA from China from a Beijing Firm Golden Global View who has been in the PDA/Digital Dictionary Market in China/Hong Kong/Taiwan for some time. The model is WalkPad GP1288 with a SRP of RMB1288 in China. Use the fish if you cannot read Chinese." My favorite fishism in here is the "The whole world is in sole possession of the Chinese Linux operating system, steadily beats a drum to announce the start of a watch the freedom."

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  1. that's about $156 according to xe.com by caffeineboy · · Score: 3, Informative

    1,288.00 CNY = 156.744 USD
    1 China Yuan Renminbi = 0.121695 USD
    1 United States Dollars = 8.21724 CNY

    also:
    1,288.00 CNY = 159.042 EUR

    Since I don't have that currency conversion in my head.

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    +++ ATH0 +++
  2. Another page for the same device? by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 3, Informative

    Elsewhere on the page, there's a link with "Linux" in the text, which brings up this page (with even more amusing Fish-isms) which appears to be the same device with better pictures.
    Anyone have any well-translated info on this?

  3. My translation attempt by scotty · · Score: 5, Informative

    It goes something like this...

    [Specification]
    * Model: Retail Price: 1498 Yun (~ USD$181)
    * CPU: Toshiba TX3911 (MIPS Architecture) 58MHZ 32bits
    * ROM: 32M NANDFlash
    * RAM: 16M SDRAM
    * Screen: 160*240 STN16 Grey Scale, Hand writing recognition
    * IrDA: 115200bps max
    * Backlite: EL Backlite (??)
    * Battery: Lithium Battery, 680mAh, 8 hours, stand-by 1 month

    [Main Functions]
    * Linux System: Chinese Linux system first in the world! More stable and more free (in the liberal sense)
    * Infrared: International standard infrared transmission for short distance communication.
    * Networking: Portable Internet access allows you to send emails from your palm (literally).
    * Usb: High speed USB transmission. (It sounds like that it can be recharged from the USB cable, hmmm...)
    * eXpandable: Highly expandable that give you space for upgrade.
    * 32Mb Flash memory, 16Mb RAM, usable space up to 8.4 million Chinese character.
    * MP3 play-back ability. Digital recording.
    * Portable detachable (??) keyboard.
    * Digital (??) library.
    * Powerful dictionary with 110,000 English -> Chinese and 60,000 Chinese -> English dictionary. Other dictionaries are available for download.
    * Personalised reminder/notification in voice, vibration and flashing lights (or something like that).

    Note that I've removed some marketing terms 'coz I have no idea how to translate them, and they are nothing useful than praising how good/great/powerful it is.