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New Linux-based PDA due September

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-it-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand dept.

Bill Kendrick writes "LinuxDevices.com has a preview of a new Linux-based PDA due out next month. Some of you might recognize the form-factor; it's from Softfield, the folks who ended up with the rights to the first commercial Linux-based PDA, the black-and-white, MIPs-based Agenda VR3. Softfield's new model, the MX-7, sports a 200MHz CPU, full-color 240x320 display, 32MB Flash and 64MB RAM, an SD card slot, and Trolltech's Qtopia environment. All for $299 USD."

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  1. Hmm... by aftk2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    They must not have gotten the memo.

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  2. What about Ogg? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    If it doesn't run Ogg then can we actually say it will be useful? (tongue removed from cheek)

  3. My new plan by SirLantos · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmmmm....
    1. Find something non-Linux based
    2. Make a linux version.
    3. ???
    4. Profit


    SirLantos

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  4. Too expensive... by thefoobar · · Score: 5, Funny

    $299 + SCO license = Too expensive!

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  5. $299+ by cperciva · · Score: 2, Funny

    All for $299 USD

    Only if you believe the marketing. More likely, it will be somewhere around $299 (PDA) + $699 (SCO license) + $50 (shipping and handling) + 15% (taxes) = $1205.20

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  6. Re:As a recent pocket pc purchaser..... by stratjakt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dude,

    Its Free.

    Free as in 300 bucks!

    People pay twice as much for half the machine if it runs OSX, why not transfer that to the PDA market?

    What you need is a blitz marketing campaign with testimonials from tech-savvy individuals like tony hawk and ellen feiss.

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  7. Re:sweet by Channard · · Score: 1, Funny

    Just imagine running, PDA in hand, from SCO's keystone cops style lawyers to the sound of the Benny Hill show tune.

  8. Re:You dirty child molesting hippie potheads!!! by Diotallevi · · Score: 1, Funny

    i guess that he can get a job as a eunuch programmer

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