Subject: Re[3]: [linux-audio-dev] Palm Top Linux Box :)
From: Rick Burnett (destinytech_AT_spacey.net)
Date: Tue Dec 05 2000 - 10:31:26 EET
Now this is taking it a bit far :)
http://www.research.ibm.com/WearableComputing/factsheet.html
Linux on a wrist watch. IBM is really helping Linux become a standard
instead of just a neat idea :)
Rick
Tuesday, December 05, 2000, you wrote:
RB> Yeah I would be suprised at the 'font' size. I was hoping for
RB> something a little larger. Here is a video of an OEM linux machine
RB> that you can get the developers kit for like $3k. It looks like a
RB> variant of KDE running on it. Now it looks REAL nice, but since its
RB> OEM only, does us no good: http://www.palmpalm.com/product/images/Tynux-256k.asf
RB> Now, with the serial port. I was wondering if I could use slip or ppp
RB> or something like that through the serial line? Wouldn't this allow
RB> me? The other question is about their cradle. Maybe I don't have to
RB> go to these extremes. Its possible that the cradle has some network
RB> connectivity and I could build a cable to replace the cable but to
RB> connect up the same way. I think their cradle port is like 1.5Mbit
RB> transfer or something, faster then the serial anyways.
RB> I will keep you posted as I am trying to get a development version.
RB> The other upsetting thing is no internel speaker, just a beeper ;)
RB> You have to hook up headphones. Not that I was hoping for some
RB> quality sound out of it, hahaha. I noticed on their discussions they
RB> have been discussing an MP3 player implemented with integers not
RB> floats. Haven't gotten to deep into it.
RB> Rick
RB> Tuesday, December 05, 2000, you wrote:
>>> Well I did some more research on the new palm computer that runs
>>> Linux. The processor is a MIPS processor and does not do floating
>>> point calculations.
JT>> Their website said that it ran at 66 MHz (IIRC) so I guess it's about
JT>> the equivalent of a 66 MHz 486SX. Kinda slow compared to my new 1GHz
JT>> Athlon, but because it's so much smaller, the bits are easier to
JT>> push around. :)
>>> One of my
>>> friends who is starting to develop some plugins is thinking about a
>>> rack mount linux box, nothing special (600Mhz single CPU, 128Mhz) etc.
>>> What I have proposed to him is using this palm linux device as the
>>> display and input device for the unit. I have not read up about it in
>>> a while but I know you can use a serial port for xterm data.
JT>> The way it would work would be to open a virtual terminal running bash
JT>> on the palmtop and telnet to the rackmount unit through the serial ports.
JT>> It would be necessary to configure the rackmount's serial port to be
JT>> running a getty, and it would work the same as using a (text) virtual
JT>> terminal on the console. (Before X Window, that was the way everyone
JT>> used Unix, except with an ASCII terminal instead of the palmtop. What
JT>> we need of course is a palmtop ASCII terminal - then a 66 MHz CPU would
JT>> be extreme overkill!)
>>> Now before I get jumped all over for wanting you use some low lit
>>> small LCD screen :)
JT>> I'm wondering, when you fire up a bash shell on the thing, how many
JT>> lines and columns of text do you get? Probably not 80x25, but hopefully
JT>> something usable.
>>> What do you think? Just an idea. Hehe, you could run your palm over
>>> to wherever you were (and its infrared in two way, low power 2-way and
>>> hi power one way like a tv remote) and use it.
JT>> Great idea - I like it.
JT>> - Jay Ts
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