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HagakiPC - "Postcard" PC

Posted by timothy on from the smallness dept.

captainJam writes "The HagakiPC, Hagaki meaning postcard in Japanese, is a tiny PC with dimensions of 135 x 109 x 18mm and weighing in at 340g making it by far the lightest and 2nd slimmest handtop. Only 128MB RAM and a 640x480 VGA screen, plus there's no hard drive -- it's meant to run OS's from CF cards (great for D.S.L. and the like). Still only a prototype, so not much info is available, but what we do know (and a few photos) are here." Update: 09/01 12:14 GMT by T : Link to D.S.L. upgraded to a form that doesn't make some browsers choke.

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  1. I think the question on everyone's mind is... by Throtex · · Score: 4, Funny

    How much is the shipping? :)

    1. Re:I think the question on everyone's mind is... by kgbspy · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'd have thought the question on everyone's mind would be...


      "Can you run linux on it?"

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    2. Re:I think the question on everyone's mind is... by physicsboy500 · · Score: 1

      Just a 23 cent stamp!

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    3. Re:I think the question on everyone's mind is... by Kusunose · · Score: 5, Informative

      According to the official page, yes.

      They say "You can run Windows 9x, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, VxWorks, Linux, DOS. We can provide graphics/audio/touchpanel drivers for each OSes."

    4. Re:I think the question on everyone's mind is... by mlk · · Score: 1

      Does it come with a FreeBSD-powered Stamp?

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    5. Re:I think the question on everyone's mind is... by kgbspy · · Score: 1

      Heh, and there I was just trying to take the piss! Maybe a bit more RTFA wouldn't have gone astray. Oh well.

      If only all HW manufacturers were as sympathetic to "other" operating systems!

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    6. Re:I think the question on everyone's mind is... by buck_wild · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Heh, and there I was just trying to take the piss!"

      What, and you wanted to take this in the bathroom with you? 640x480 is nobody's friend.

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    7. Re:I think the question on everyone's mind is... by MikeDX · · Score: 1

      I like the way they advertise "MACROVISION PROTECTION BUILT IN!" like its a feature *FOR* the consumer!

    8. Re:I think the question on everyone's mind is... by Ira+Sponsible · · Score: 1

      Why not a Palm OS?

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  2. uh... by niteice · · Score: 2, Funny

    "http://www.damnsmalllinux/" Greatly written link.

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    1. Re:uh... by ifwm · · Score: 1, Funny

      "Greatly written link"

      Greatly written English

    2. Re:uh... by eddy96 · · Score: 1

      Someone please fix the URL. It should be:

      http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

      Thanks.

  3. Great features by themoodykid · · Score: 4, Funny

    This CPU is capable of TV out, video in and has Macrovision copy protection built in.

    Built-in Macrovision? Sign me up!

  4. Input Method? by ToshiroOC · · Score: 4, Interesting

    One of the greatest hurdles in getting these very small and very powerful computers to be very useful is how to handle input - its hard to build in a fully-sized or totally usable keyboard into something like this. I'm not finding any straightforward explanation of how you get input into this computer on the website at first glance; I also don't see a stylus in any of the pictures, which makes me think touch screen (which can be implemented well... just not ideal).

    1. Re:Input Method? by halowolf · · Score: 1
      From the pictures of it that I have seen, the case surrounding the screen has no buttons or anything embedded on it, so personally I would like to see more screen and less case.

      I know there are size constraint issues and all but I think its "cool" factor would go up quite a few notches with that change.

  5. Still only a prototype... by IamGarageGuy+2 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Yet slashdot will continue to up the stock prices. It may be have already been said here but this is becoming an advertising showcase site instead of a news site.

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  6. CPU speed by Ianoo · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I know some people are going to claim I'm wrong, but I think a 266MHz processor and 128MB of RAM are pushing it a bit to run modern applications (and more likely, operating systems!), especially compared to the competition (such as the OQO at 1GHz)

    I mean, where is this product's niche? It's not really powerful enough to run XP (or KDE), but then again the battery life isn't good enough to compare it to something like a Toshiba E800 PDA, which can be excused for not running XP or Linux because it's not designed for that kind of use.

    Will people end up running something like Qtopia on it instead? How does the 266MHz compare in terms of raw power with the new XScales, which run at up to 624MHz?

    1. Re:CPU speed by Three+Headed+Man · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Reconsider a little bit: 400 MHz, 384 MB RAM. Pentium II, manufactured in 1998. Running SuSE 9.1.

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    2. Re:CPU speed by Ianoo · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Well, okay, perhaps Linux, but realistically, are the majority of people who are going buy this device actually going to use Linux? Alas, the answer is no. Also you have 384MB of RAM, which is much more roomy than the platry 128MB on this box. XP and KDE both feel perky on 128, IMVHO.

    3. Re:CPU speed by RevAaron · · Score: 1

      The Geode is probably a little faster per MHz than the XScale PXA255, but perhaps not that much. But Qtopia? Qtopia is slow on 206 MHz StrongARMs and even 400 MHz PXA255s- I'd look at WinCE or PicoGUI if you're going to be running on a slow machine like this.

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    4. Re:CPU speed by EnderWiggnz · · Score: 1

      lol...

      QTopia - christ, thats advanced... we're still using qt1.44 :-)

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    5. Re:CPU speed by mgblst · · Score: 2, Interesting

      You are wrong... I have a pentium 2 266 portege with 128 meg ram, and it runs windows 2000, and can even play movies....what more do you want????

    6. Re:CPU speed by md81544 · · Score: 1

      I have a Sony VAIO PCG-C1F with very similar specs (1024x480, 266MHz, 128Mb RAM). Running Slack 9 and Gnome 2.6 perfectly happily. I wouldn't want to use it as a main machine, but I control the HiFi PC with it via SSH, use it to check email and occasionally a bit of web access with Firefox. If only the battery wasn't sh{o,i}t, it would be great to take on train journeys rather than lugging my Inspiron 8200 behemoth.

  7. manufacturer website link + more info by timecop · · Score: 5, Informative

    specifications (in japanese):
    http://www.hagakipc.jp/ba_spec.htm
    http://www.hagakipc.jp/ front page.
    Notice the hit counter, this was probably "news" long before slashdot "found" the link.
    It also supports CF microdrives, which should give you up to 4gb of storage.

  8. Why? by The_Mystic_For_Real · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I think that these ultra small almost entirely functionless handhelds are just wasting the time of good engineers who could be making something that is actually useful.

    From a corporate standpoint, the development costs of making this sort of product are very high. The sales from these are fairly low as the only people who buy them tend to be impulse buyers, most of whom are scared away by the high price needed to make a profit.

    Between CF cards and actual pen-and-paper notebooks, this type of machine is entirely unneeded.

    Nothing to see here, please move along.

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    1. Re:Why? by Three+Headed+Man · · Score: 1

      Rule of thumb: The technology you gain is worth more than the profits from these. They can gain a market advantage and availability for future rollouts. The price will go down, the technology will go up. The way things always work.

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    2. Re:Why? by The_Mystic_For_Real · · Score: 1
      I'm confused.

      My point is that the entire field is a uselss money black hole. Future rollouts are just as unprofitable as current rollouts.

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    3. Re:Why? by pengwin_pdp · · Score: 1

      Why would you want a device similar to this? Simple - convenience.
      I do not like the current handheld devices - I thnk that they all lack functionality I would like... similarly, my laptop, while having all the required functionality, is still to big and bulky for my tastes.

      A device similar to this would fulfill my requirements perfectly - small enough for it not to be a burden to carry in my backpack while riding my motorbike, yet with(almost) all the features of previously mentioned laptop.

      Granted, the device in question is not quite what I had in mind, and I certainly won't be rushing out to buy one, but I'm sure that I'm not the only person in the world who is waiting for the companies to develop a useful device that sits somewhere in between a laptop and a handheld palm pilot type device.

    4. Re:Why? by pengwin_pdp · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yes, I think I forgot to mention the most important factor, price - and availability. The two most important factors: price, availability, and a fanatical commitment to the pope. The THREE most important factors........

    5. Re:Why? by psetzer · · Score: 1

      I look at it, and I don't see something much more convenient than the current generation of things. From what it looks like, it's a high-powered PDA. In fact, it's almost the same size as my Zire 71, although maybe a bit longer and 50% wider. It's got a higher resolution screen, which is always nice, and it has more memory. The processor is a bit slower, and it's meant to run a much bigger OS than the Zire 71. Those limitations really mean to me that this isn't much more than a powerful PDA.

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    6. Re:Why? by line.at.infinity · · Score: 1

      BTW, this thing has more computing power than my 12-inch 4-GB-HDD Win-98 Vaio that I bought back in Windows-1998, so I'm sure it can comfortably run Windows 9x, at least. Would be cool if it had GBA-like controllers built in (think emulators).

      Checking Apple Japan's website (they use metric. Ooo... new iMac G5s!), size comparison with the modern iPods are:

      ipod mini: 91.4×50.8×12.7mm
      ipod 20GB: 104.1×60.9×14.5mm
      ipod 40GB: 104.1×60.9×17.5mm
      HagakiPC: 135 x 109 x 18 mm

      So it's slightly larger than two iPod 40GBs placed next to each other. It beats my Vaio by a large margin, but not spectacularly small compared to the average handheld. But wait, it can run programs that weren't designed for handhelds!

    7. Re:Why? by slackerboy · · Score: 1

      From a corporate standpoint, the development costs of making this sort of product are very high. The sales from these are fairly low as the only people who buy them tend to be impulse buyers, most of whom are scared away by the high price needed to make a profit.

      While I agree that I can't see a lot of use for this, I don't think we can apply the standard U.S. business models to a tech device built in Japan. They have a different market and set of consumers for tech goods. As I recall (from ten or so years ago) Sony/Kenwood/etc. used to bring out a new model every year or so in the U.S. market, but in the meantime there were three or four intermediate versions that were sold in Tokyo. And people bought them.

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  9. Interesting by Pan+T.+Hose · · Score: 1, Troll

    That's interesting that DSL has its own TLD now: http://www.damnsmalllinux/

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  10. URL Correction by MC68040 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Damn small linux (D.S.L) points to http://www.damnsmalllinux/ which makes some browsers, think it should slap a .com (or whatever) onto that and end up on a advertisement page. Now http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ is the correct link. Just FYI.

    1. Re:URL Correction by Old+Wolf · · Score: 1
      Damn Small Linux is a business card size (50MB)


      Maybe it should be www.damnbiglinux.org. This is even bigger than the default install of Debian was a few years ago, and that's saying something.
      When I heard the name 'damn small' , I envisaged something that is well under 1.44Mb (the size of a floppy), so it would actually be useful for systems with limited resource. If I want a 50Mb version I can just go and get any popular distro and not install Xwindows and development stuff.

  11. More cons than pros by usefool · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I guess this is another wannabe portable device to find market niche, the only advantage it has over a PDA is its 640x480 screen, otherwise all specs are actually worse than a PDA. PDAs are cheap now, and will this "new" gadget be cheaper?

    I still strong suggest the use of Virtual Keyboard, as input method seems to be a hurdle for small/light portable devices at the moment.

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    1. Re:More cons than pros by rsmith-mac · · Score: 3, Informative
      the only advantage it has over a PDA is its 640x480 screen

      That isn't even the realm of "big" devices only anymore; the latest PocketPC/WindowsMobile devices(specifically, high-end Windows Mobile 2003 SE devices) have VGA screens.

    2. Re:More cons than pros by Bushcat · · Score: 2, Funny
      I still strong suggest the use of Virtual Keyboard

      A vaporware input device for a vaporware PDA? I agree, that's a good combo.

    3. Re:More cons than pros by pyrrhonist · · Score: 1
      I still strong suggest the use of Virtual Keyboard, as input method seems to be a hurdle for small/light portable devices at the moment.

      Good idea! Except for two things:

      • Canesta only makes a virtual keyboard chipset for OEMs; they don't sell keyboards.
      • There aren't any OEMs that make keyboards with the chipset.
      In other words, the only way you can get one of these keyboards right now is to purchase the Canesta development kit for $7500 and then write a keyboard program that runs on their hardware.

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  12. Nifty, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This seems to be just another blurring of the lines between PDAs and tablets and PCs and MP3 players and cell phones and...

    I mean, yeah. It's gee-whiz nifty technology and gadget lovers (self included!) will go for it. But does it do something a PDA won't? Or one of these new "Portable Media Centers?" Or is it just supposed to be a really tiny laptop, sans hard drive? The whole tech industry seems to be blindly cranking out portable technology with various levels of integration and capacity in hopes of hitting on the right combination of size, power, and capability.

    Which is cool for gadget-lovers, but seems like a real poor (and real expensive) substitute for market research.

    No hoax. Free computers.

  13. I've seen better by whoever57 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Last year, someone brought a prototype into the office where I work. It was postcard sized, but the screen covered the entire face. The screen also hinged out to reveal a keyboard.

    It had a hard disk and a Transmeta processor (about 1GHz, I think). It was fast enough to run WinXP.

    The whole device was a prototype, but it seems to me that it blew away the PC described in the article. They were taking it to a show (Comdex?).

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    1. Re:I've seen better by antikarma · · Score: 2, Insightful

      That was probably an OQO. There was a prototype at CES earlier this year. I held it in my hands for a few minutes. I thought about slipping it in my pocket, but then remembered the security guards and metal detectors at the doors. I did get a cool brochure though...

    2. Re:I've seen better by whoever57 · · Score: 1
      That was probably an OQO.

      I believe you are correct. The pictures and spec look exactly like the device I saw.

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  14. Am I the only one... by RsG · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...wondering at what point you start to hit diminishing returns for miniaturization? C'mon, how small do we need? Anything smaller than a laptop gets you into major trouble with input devices (as another poster already mentioned). I have enough trouble with existing Palmtops. There's gotta be a point at which modern technology can be miniaturized further, but benefits no one in doing so.

    Call me a luddite, but this level of shrinkage strikes me as being more of an PITA than lugging around a larger unit. What someone needs to develop is a method of interfacing with a device this tiny that doesn't require tiny keys or voice input. I have absolutly no idea what kind of interface could fill that role, even theoretically (never mind realistically).

    Anyone have any ideas?

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    1. Re:Am I the only one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

      Although I'm not current on the topic so perhaps this is just wishful thinking, but has anyone ever gotten anywhere with brainwave transmission/reception used for a control application. And please, I don't mean the whole space alien thing, there has been some credible research in this area. I suppose, if we can't even get speaker-independent voice recognition to work reliably, I don't imagine we'd get much further along with brainwaves; and of course, this would leave out that whole female population of users.

      There's also the whole eye-movement scanning (IR bounce-back) that's done for weapons systems and to assist the handicapped.

    2. Re:Am I the only one... by pyrrhonist · · Score: 1
      Call me a luddite, but this level of shrinkage strikes me as being more of an PITA than lugging around a larger unit.

      Dood, if your unit shrinks so much as to be a pain in your ass, you need to see a doctor. Immediately!

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  15. Sweet! by IronChef · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's got Macrovision built in! I told myself long ago I would not buy another computer until I could finally get one with video copy protection on board. That RULES.

  16. sure linux but windows? by uodeltasig · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'll give you that it can run damn small linux, but damn small windows? Most people are not going to want to run a win-ce system on something that claims to be a pc... in this case it's just an oddly shaped, poorly designed, less powerful Pocket PC with a lot of RAM.

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  17. Yeah, I was wondering... by drinkypoo · · Score: 1

    ...when the damnsmalllinux TLD was approved, and which registrar I could buy domain names from...

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  18. Bah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Laptop, palmtop, handtop... bah! Wake me up when the fingertops start coming out.

  19. OS by StevenHenderson · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Did anyone else notice that they recommend small footprint versions of Linux but show XP in the screenshots? HA! Good luck fitting Windows on a CF card and keeping the total cost down. Sure if the thing is $500, you still have to buy a microdrive of some sort then to have a normal-footprint OS.

  20. already works by skating_tortoise · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The selling point seems to be the x86 compatability, but linux already works on many embedded processors, and the thing is to slow to run windows.

  21. Interesting... by keeleysam · · Score: 1

    ...but can it run Doom 3 (or the first doom for that matter lol)

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  22. Mitsuishi by Bushcat · · Score: 3, Funny
    The manufacturer is Mitsuishi. URL is http://www.hagakipc.jp. Pricing for 64MB & 128MB variants to be announced; power consumption is 4W. I hesitate (momentarily) to post the next link, but Mitsuishi's also got a page at Geocities, so we're not talking multinational corporations here.

    Its previous hardware product from Jan 2003 was a fan.

  23. Slightly bigger than a Zaurus SL6000-L... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative
    ...and the Zaurus (which is also 640x480x16) has a slide-out keyboard, a 400MHz PXA255, 802.11b, USB (host or slave), IRDA, microphone and speaker (you can do VOIP with it), CF and SD slots, and three times the battery life. Plus it runs Linux.

    The TV in/out is certainly unique to that HagakiPC, but I'm not sure what they have in mind for that.

  24. What I really want: A 1lb Xterm with WiFi ... by neurocutie · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Why do we need all these architecturally heavyweight handhelds ? What I want is for the engineers to concentrate on the display/power aspect. It would be great to have a very lightweight remoteable graphics display, about as smart as an Xterm, connected via Wifi, weigh no more than 1lb, sized like a magazine (8.5x11), INCLUDING depth (no more than 0.5"), and battery life of 10 hours or more. I would probably even consider color secondary.

    Can't they take the display technology from the Palm's (even Palm V), add just enough CPU and memory to make a decent performing Xterm, add Wifi and that's it. Backlight optional as long as the reflectivity is very high (like Palm V).

    Perhaps pouring methanol into it would help it last 10 hours or more (but the Palm V already lasts 30 hours).

    Then you could just connect up to the near compute server, with specs of your choice and just surf, read, hack, whatever, from the comfort of your sofa, your lounge chair outside, etc. Most current laptops are just too unwieldy to replace a magazine.

    1. Re:What I really want: A 1lb Xterm with WiFi ... by neurocutie · · Score: 1
      Nice troll, Anonymous, Coward.

      FYI, I already have a great Palm smartphone, a 1.8lb Toshiba libretto, an HP handheld and several ultralight laptops. The point is that this "postcard" computer is just yet another example of the ground that is already very well trodden; small, full or mostly-full featured computers that can run full OSs and are relatively friendly for traveling. Sure, fine, lets have yet another entry, though it doesn't seem like this unit is much better than a OQO or even a WinCE handheld - basically a variant of a Libretto.

      But there are basically NO examples of a device that targets the ultraportable full-sized display category. Something that can replace a thin stack of papers or a magazine. Fine if they do, but I see no reason why these device have to be full-fledged computers running full OSs. I'm quite sure you'll change your tune, 1) if you actually could get a hold of one of what I'm talking about, 2) as you get older. Right now, I'm guess you're thinking something not to distant from a Gameboy SP.

    2. Re:What I really want: A 1lb Xterm with WiFi ... by antikarma · · Score: 1

      Lucky for you, While researching Tablet PCs, I stumbled across the Viewsonic airsync V210. It's pretty much exactly what you described.

    3. Re:What I really want: A 1lb Xterm with WiFi ... by neurocutie · · Score: 1
      umm, close but no cigar.

      Its THREE pounds, display is only 800x600 10" TFT, no Xterm, and battery of "up to" 4 hours, and looks "fat" (not 0.5" thick). In short, it is no better than my (old) Toshiba Portege 3020ct, which is 2.8lbs, with 800x600 TFT, 0.4" when open (very thin). In addition the 3020ct is a fully laptop with hard disk and keyboard and could be an Xterm or run a full x86 OS.

      So it is intended to address the same market, but falls very short of even old and current ultralight laptops.

      No, to be different than current ultralight laptops, the remoteable display needs to be very thin, light (1lb or less), high res screen (at least 100dpi, 8.5x11"), and at least 8-10 hours to make it through the day, like a PDA. Otherwise might as well get a Tablet PC or ultralight laptop.

  25. Re:just in case it gets slashdotted... by TruthDefender · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Utilizing a AMD Geode SC1200 CPU running at 266MHz. This CPU is capable of TV out, video in and has Macrovision copy protection built in. There is 128MB of built in RAM and 128MB of flash memory, 1 x USB 1.1, 1 x CF Type I / Type II slot.

    I love it, except the macrovision copy protection. Who would want to copy a DVD using something with a 266mhz cpu? even if they get some USB DVD drive, where would it get copied? Some 512 meg flash card?

    I think this would be a fine replacement for a laptop for those who want to check email or surf the web where there is a wireless service. I would also think at 640*480, it would make for a so-so word processor, not bad for taking to the library. And the fact that its less than one pound would be a huge selling point for me.

    Come to think of it, how is this different than a PDA?

  26. What I REALLY wanna see in a portable by The+Master+Control+P · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Right now, I use a 22 year old Tandy M100 laptop for taking all manner of notes in school, as well as for programmable math. I haven't really considered a modern laptop because they're too large (M100 is same size as a sheet of paper) if you don't pay an indecent sum for a mini-mini, and because it's not ridiculously expensive to get batteries for (4 X AA == 20 hours operation).

    Now, I would like to take the low power consumption of the M100 (1 watt in it's case) and it's full-size, GOOD keyboard and combine it with a more modern but still reflective LCD display. Rather than have a keyboard with 3-5 inches of space on top and bottom of it, build the laptop into the area covered by the KBD (12 by 5 inches or so). Now use a pair or 4- or 5- inch LCDs side-by-side as a display. Install a CF drive for mass storage and BAM, you got a winner.

    On the software side, do something new with an operating system. Create a multi-tasking Kernel like that found in Contiki (GUI os for Commodore 64), along with a very basic windowing system. Keep 1) A word processor, 2) A simple spreadsheet, 3) A calendar, 4) A high-precision calculator, and 5) basic web browser/e-mail client in ROM on the system. Also, something that's good for "quick'n'dirty" programming, like the BASIC of the M100, and also similarly user-friendly.

    Yes, quite a wishlist... probably never gonna happen. But I can dream, right?

    1. Re:What I REALLY wanna see in a portable by Neo-Rio-101 · · Score: 1

      Coming from someone who used a Commodore 64 to get through college.... I WANT MY PORTABLE C64 HANDHELD! (Tulip computers... are you listening?) A Commodore 64 in my hand (with some tools like contiki etc. for basic web browsing, and some text editors) would suit me perfectly thank-you-very-much. 16,000+ games on the go would also be very great. And with C64's speed, the battery won't die so quick.

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  27. hmmm by russint · · Score: 1

    I don't want the Macrovision, is it possible to trade it for a bong or something?

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  28. I dont know what everones problem is... by maxdamage · · Score: 1

    I can see how this would be perfect in industry. First off, if you need a keyboard, it does have USB. This would be perfect to drive ad displaying computers since it does have video out. It could be used at museums and librarys when connected to a larger screen that has its own touch screen capabilites and where the tech folks dont want to have to bother with full pcs. The cf makes it absolutly perfect for these applications because at the end of the day, the cf could be reimaged and put back in to get off the garbage people put on it (no need to freeze it). This would make smaller restaraunt order screens and so on, I think you all know what I mean...

  29. HAY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Only 128MB RAM and a 640x480 VGA screen, plus there's no hard drive"

    What the hell do you think I am surfing on, you insensitive clod!

  30. Re:You people with your electric cars crack me up. by ja · · Score: 1
    ..but can it run Doom 3 (or the first doom for that matter lol)

    It should be able to run Doom 1 at more than proper framerates. BTW: How old are you?

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  31. Re:How quaint. How much will you pay for a HagissP by kahei · · Score: 1


    I don't understand -- what does Scooby Doo have to do with it?

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  32. Re:You people with your electric cars crack me up. by keeleysam · · Score: 1

    im 15, not old enough for a car yet, but old enough to remeber Doom 1 and my mom yelling at me for palying it cuz it scared the crap out of her

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  33. Is it me? by jav1231 · · Score: 1

    There's an awful lot of wasted space on the front. I mean, it really looks like an industrial appliance or something. Guess that's why it's a prototype. Of course, the shipping version will be priced out of the market and only sold east of India so should we even be concerned?

  34. Moderation by Pan+T.+Hose · · Score: 1

    To the person who has moderated the parent post as -1, Troll: I strongly object. It should be moderated as -1, Redundant and even that only because there is no -1, Has Already Fulfilled Its Important Purpose. The original Slashdot story contained a critical yet subtle error, namely a link to http://www.damnsmalllinux/ which was subsequently corrected to http://www.damnsmalllinux.com/ thanks to my humorous remark. The parent post was not Troll and I find moderating it as such at least offending, if not outright outrageous.

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  35. update by TCM · · Score: 1

    Link to D.S.L. upgraded to a form that doesn't make some browsers choke.

    Am I the only one asking: WTF? http://www.damnsmalllinux/ makes "some browsers choke"? It's missing the TLD. It's invalid. Plain and simple. Are Slashdot editors so brainwashed by browsers that magically slap various TLDs onto some gibberish that they refer to correct behaviour as "choking"? The implication seems to be, that it was no error in the first place but the correction was merely to satisfy those picky choking browers.

    Get a clue FFS.

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