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Simple Route To Linux On The iPod

Posted by Zonk on from the penguin-in-your-pocket dept.

didde writes "MacWorld.com is showing users of the iPod a way to install and run Linux on their favorite portable music player. From the article: 'Imagine using your iPod and a regular old microphone to record studio-quality audio. Or sitting on a commuter train and playing Othello, Pong, Tetris, or Asteroids. All this and more is possible when you install Linux on your third-generation or earlier iPod. Best of all, one soft reset, and you're back in Apple's iPod operating system, listening to your tunes.' Sounds good to me. Now if I could just find my firewire connector..."

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  1. Studio quality my ass by Rufus211 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm sorry, but stating that you can record studio quality sound using an ipod is just inane. I mean it won't be terrible, but it'll be the same quality as any of the other small handheld recorders. I'm sure even a Soundblaster would do better at recording than an iPod.

  2. Re:Additional uses by Shazow · · Score: 4, Insightful
    the UI still feels... Handicapped

    Ah, the story of linux. :-)

    - shazow
  3. Sounds good ... by Heisenbug · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If I want to play tetris, pong, etc, I'll use my PDA ...

    Sweet, so if *I* want to play tetris, pong, etc, I can use your PDA too? ...

    No?

    Oh, maybe saying that a free software install is worthless because you have hundreds of dollars of hardware that can do the job better isn't really that insightful, after all.