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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. not cool... by digitalsushi · · Score: 4, Funny
    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."


    Now now, remember when you laugh at a person for not getting your native tounge just right, its because they bothered to learn *your* lanaguage. Most Americans dont speak more than English, so it's not fair to make fun of this Mr. Fish. To Mr. Fish, we're sorry!

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  2. Unfortunately... by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unfortunately... the 10,000 button Chinese keyboard won't ship until next year. They're still developing a way to make a stylus on the molecular level.

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    1. Re:Unfortunately... by carlos_benj · · Score: 4, Funny

      I lost 5 karma points over mentioning I had a gf.

      Your wife moderating again?

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  3. 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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  4. 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?

  5. 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.

  6. actually useful by johnjones · · Score: 3, Insightful

    maybe this will be actually useful but I dont see what they are useing as the windowing system

    also they use the Toshiba TX3911 a MIPS but they clock it real low

    (the tx39XX was the part done for sony EE was it not ?)

    and anyone who has actually tried to use a sharp zarus when away from the office knows its not much use as the power dies because of the LCD the same is true of fancy CE machines
    (when will people learn that haveing your contacts in colour is pointless if you cant see it better to go with greyscale and have a couple of extra hours of use)

    they claim USB & networking is this built in ?
    (I dont remember tosh doing a mips part with eth MAC on chip)

    my hopes are high that this will work I am curious to how they get input and what they use to display CJK chars

    regards

    john jones

  7. wonderful 'fishisms' by interstellar_donkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Has the MP3 broadcast function, ultra long time digital sound recording

    Not to enforce any negative cultural stereotypes, but for some reason this gave me the image of the Vietnamese prostitute (yes I know, wrong country) standing on a street corner from 'Full Metal Jacket' holding a PDA.

    'Hey G.I., you like PDA?'

    'You like PDA? You like MP3'

    (holds out PDA)

    'Play mp3, ultra long time. You record ultra looong time. Yeah baby... digital. It play digital all night long, ultra looooong time'.

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  8. Re:Regulation turtle? by Skirwan · · Score: 3, Funny
    Regulation turtle?

    I'm almost afraid to ask!
    A regulation turtle is a turtle that is sized and weighted in accordance with National Turtle League (NTL) specifications. To play a regulation game of turtle one must use a regulation turtle inflated to optimal pressure on a regulation field.

    Note that this is entirely distinct from a regulation sea turtle, which is used exclusively for sea turtle polo.

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