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Re: WinCE & Linux

From: David Maslen <>
Date: 07 Oct 1998 00:21:31 +1000

Rudy Moore <> writes:
> Yes, you need a kernel - and a whole lot more.  When you run Linux on
> a wince machine, it is no longer wince.  You've changed the operating
> system.  So, with that in mind, why limit your search to wince?  People
> have already gotten linux running on the HP200LX (my favorite organizer
> for the last year or so).  I haven't run linux on it largely due to
> my belief that the productivity etc apps out there aren't as mature
> as what's already on my 200LX.

If your saying why limit yourself to wince, or even linux, I think you 
have a fair point. I'm saying I want to run linux on some cheap and
portable software. What I should say is I want to run a free and
accessible software (ie. Linux) on some cheap and portable hardware
(ie. All these wince machines).

I quite like the look of JOS, the Free Java OS. Perhaps on a highly
portable/wearable machine it would make more sense than linux. I just
keep saying linux because I'm familiar with it, not because I won't
consider alternatives.

Currently the best alternative would be second hand 486 pc104 gear, or 
the PLEB, which is being developed here in Australia. I do still like
the Palm Pilot, but think it won't really do enough of the things I
envisage, even with more memory and etended battery supply.

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