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Wikipedia Goes Mobile

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what's-that-in-your-pocket? dept.

eldavojohn writes, "Webaroo has added Wikipedia to their services on mobile devices. There have also been open source efforts to deliver it to the iPod (also check out the wiki) or a PDA. I guess if I were still a bartender, this would be a necessity in solving bar disputes before they escalate to fisticuffs." Wikipedia requires 6 GB of free space, 10 GB recommended. And remember: Don't Panic.

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  1. Finally ! by ATAMAH · · Score: 1, Funny

    Finally i'll be able to download the intraweb to my harddrive!

  2. Don't Panic! Don't Panic! Don't Panic! by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wikipedia requires 6 GB of free space, 10 GB recommended.

    Damn, I got to get myself a bigger PDA. Having 32MB isn't what it used to be!

    1. Re:Don't Panic! Don't Panic! Don't Panic! by dangitman · · Score: 3, Funny

      My PDA is a Cray.

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      ... and then they built the supercollider.
    2. Re:Don't Panic! Don't Panic! Don't Panic! by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Funny

      My last PDA was a Univac!

    3. Re:Don't Panic! Don't Panic! Don't Panic! by znode · · Score: 3, Funny

      "LAP-TOP: smaller and lighter than the average secretary
      PORTABLE: smaller and lighter than the average refrigerator
      TRANSPORTABLE: neither chained to a wall nor attached to an alarm system"
          -- THE PERSONAL COMPUTER AWARENESS DICTIONARY

    4. Re:Don't Panic! Don't Panic! Don't Panic! by dangitman · · Score: 3, Funny

      Actually, I was talking about shellfish.

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      ... and then they built the supercollider.
  3. Re:No, sorry, by ATAMAH · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Just the entirety of the world's knowledge, idiot" -- Well, that will obviously exclude any of your input :)

  4. Re:No, sorry, by 1337Garda · · Score: 4, Funny

    What are you saying? A complete breakdown of the world of warcraft episode of south park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_co mes_to_South_Park) or the complete, 8 pages if you print it out, biography of Bender from futurama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bender_Bending_Rodr% C3%ADguez) are useless?

  5. Unfortunately ... by ggvaidya · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... initial excitement died down after a major publishing house announced the release of a competing device. With a cheaper price, and the words "Don't Panic" written in large, friendly letters on the cover, the new version, tentatively called "The Guide Mk 1", is expected to dramatically outsell Wikipedia's own offering.

  6. I cannot wait by Orion+Blastar · · Score: 2, Funny

    for when they put Uncyclopedia on mobile devices as well. I need access to the funny stuff as well.

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  7. Re:Dump troubles? by kripkenstein · · Score: 2, Funny

    Call somebody with Internet access and ask them.

    But to do that I'd probably need to have friends first. Hmm, seems easier to download 6GB onto my mobile device.

  8. Re:drinks by rolfwind · · Score: 2, Funny

    As far as I can tell, neither does Wikipedia:)

  9. I'm still not happy. by bmo · · Score: 2, Funny

    When I can put Wikipedia on an HP48, then I will be happy.

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