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New PPC/Linux PDA Reference Design From IBM

Posted by timothy on from the diversity-in-hardware dept.

kinema writes "It looks like IBM has released a new Linux/PowerPC based PDA reference design called e-LAP ("embedded Linux application platform"). It features a PowerPC 405LP, 30MB SDRAM, 32MB NOR Flash, 64MB Disk-On-Chip Flash, 240 x 320 color LCD, Stereo speakers, Microphone, USB (both host and client ports), a 3000 gate Xilinx FPGA, SDIO slot and last but not least a TCPA security chip. I for one would love to see some good PowerPC based PDAs on the market."

2 of 254 comments (clear)

  1. I got the urge... by SpanishInquisition · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    to get a MSDN subscription.
    I don't know where I got that really...

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    Je t'aime Stéphanie
  2. Re:Is anybody going to make one? by RupW · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    IBM seems good at producing reference designs, but not at actually moving out lower end commercial products like this.

    Maybe they've decided they can't compete against established PDA players. Instead, they're hoping one of those will adopt the technology which is still good money, promote PowerPC, etc.

    Maybe they just don't have the manufacturing capacity to do this profitably and they don't want to take the risk.