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AMD Moves Closer To Linux PDA

Posted by simoniker on from the portable-penguin-power dept.

Ryan writes "Mobilemag is reporting that AMD has advanced the prototype design of their current Linux-based PDA handheld, adding full-screen video capabilities, and completing work on the device's battery charger. The device is based on AMD's 400MHz Alchemy 1100 processor." However, "AMD has yet to find a hardware maker that has committed to bringing the Alchemy-based reference design to market as a commercial product."

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  1. phear. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny


    Acronym Overload:
    AMD to announce ETA for OEMs on GNU/Linux 400 MHz PDA RSN.

  2. Those seem cool... by Doesn't_Comment_Code · · Score: 5, Funny


    as long as I can use a command line instead of that pen thing.

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  3. I love you, AMD by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Portable Handwarmers, yay! Now I don't need to buy any more mittens.

  4. AMD? Overclock! by eaglebtc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Remember to bridge the L1 and L2 gaps. Then you'll need to slap on a Zalman copper heatsink or a Vantec aeroflow on the back of the PDA. How's that for overclocking? Now you can put in your contacts and record voice memos even faster!

    And it's Linux...so why not run a server?

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    1. Re:AMD? Overclock! by SoIosoft · · Score: 3, Funny

      Why not run a server? Because it'd suck to be late for a meeting with a client due to your PDA being Slashdotted. :)

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  5. Yay for AMD by obsidianpreacher · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, that's great and all, but can it run ...

    Oh ... it can.

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  6. Jeopardy by happyfrogcow · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll take "PDAs You'll Never See Again" for $500, Alex...

    oh wait, that was last article

  7. linux.... FINALLY by Tr0mBoNe- · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think its great that someone out there is taking another look at the PDA world... If we start thinking that Windows for PDAs is the only thing out there, then we are only exploring a small portion of this universe.

    Also, there are literally millions of programs I would want to put on my linux based PDA... just think... a mobile version of the GNU C Compilier. That would make my lifetime.

    I'm just waiting for the day my friend's windows based PDA gets a blue screen of death. "Where's the CTRL + ALT + DEL!!?!??!"

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  8. Smokey the Bear says... by flowbee64 · · Score: 2, Funny

    When using your AMD based PDA at the campgrounds, always practice safety. Surround your PDA with rocks to keep the fire from spreading. Be sure when you're done with your PDA to put it out with a bucket of water and make sure it has stopped smoking before you leave the area.

    Remember what Smokey the Bear says. Only you can prevent your AMD based PDA from starting a forest fire.


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  9. Alchemy and Design by Mattb90 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Alchemy-based? Does that mean some medieval folk at AMD put some copper and lead powder together in a conical flask and boil it in an attempt to make Gold and they ended up with a reference design? On a seperate note; the AMD device reminds me of Dell's recent Digital Music Jukebox. The oblong buttons along the bottom and the white rounded rim certainly have a similar appeal, although both lacking the style of their rivals (the iPaq and iPod respectively).

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  10. Re:What I don't understand. by sharkey · · Score: 2, Funny
    If Linux is not ready for the desktop yet, then how can it be usable on a PDA.

    Begs the question, "Is PalmOS ready for the Desktop?"

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