I've probably missed a few messages in the last couple of months, but I'm surprised nobody out there has reported experimentation with the little sharp gizmos out there. I played with the first incarnation of these guys, and thought the whole thing would be pretty workable as a portable speaking linux box/pda. I've not seen the second model of them yet. There would of course be cross-compiling, which iswhere I got slowed down at the pass... It certainly seems more established then the ipaq/linux procedure which requires the iinstallation of the os. One thing which wasn't clear to me was the level at which the hardware interface worked. I suspect some of it is driven through the graphical gui thing who's name eludes me at the moment. The touchscreen specifically. Anybody out there torn into one of these? J -----Original Message----- From: blinux-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blinux-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christopher Brannon Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 12:43 PM To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: machine with Linux on flash card Rafael Skodlar <raffi@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I'm sure they trimmed it down to fit the smallest possible flash > memory but you should be able to replace that memory with a bigger > one, 256 MB for example. Motherboard is Pentium compatible so most > binaries for PCs should run on it. For me, 64 megabytes of CF is quite adequate, because I use a speech-enabled kernel and hardware synthesis. Theoretically, I would just need to replace their kernel with one that has been compiled with support for speech synthesis. If I buy a Mini-Box and make it speak, or build my own talking system around the mini ITX motherboard, I will certainly describe my experiences on the list. Thanks to all who replied to me for their helpful information. It has given me plenty of ideas. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/2003 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list