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

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

    oh wait, that was last article