Installing Linux on a VTech Helio PDA (if you can find one) -- In this second tutorial in a series on installing Linux on PDAs, Jay Staton explains how to install Linux on a VTech Helio (which normally runs a proprietary OS called VT-OS). Helio PDAs are not sold any more, but if you can locate one second-hand, you will end up with a Linux PDA based on a 75MHz 32-bit RISC processor, with 8M of RAM and 2M Flash ROM -- for around $100. Story

An interview with FSMLabs president, Victor Yodaiken -- Rick Lehrbaum chats with Victor Yodaiken, the creator of RTLinux and President of FSMLabs, a software development company headquartered in New Mexico. Yodaiken has been working on operating systems in both industry and academia since the early 1980s when he was one of the developers of one of the first commercial distributed fault tolerant UNIX systems. In this interview, which focuses on FSMLabs, Yodaiken discusses his company's origins, goals, structure, market focus, products, and future plans. Story

Embedded Linux in China -- This article by China MobileSoft cofounders John Ostrem and Jiping Wang provides a perspective on the rapidly emerging market for Embedded Linux in China, including a general summary of trends, markets, and a brief survey of the significant Chinese Embedded Linux providers. Story

Here are some additional news items and announcements of interest from the past week . . .

• Hancom releases office suite for Linux PDAs
  
• VDC sees bright future for EBX form-factor embedded boards
  
• Mobile Linux devices to gain more wireless business apps
  
• TimeSys extends Embedded Linux support for PowerPC
  
• MontaVista adds distribution channel in India
  
• ZDNet's 'Handheld SuperCenter' adds Linux PDA coverage
  
• 'Natural' handwriting recognition technology targets mobile devices
  
• Calling all GNOME developers, enthusiasts
  
• Linux-based POS systems increased 80% in 2001
  
• Espial Debuts J2ME Personal Basis Profile for TV
  
• New Bluetooth developer kit supports Embedded Linux
  
• Jungo adds support for ARM7/Linux based RG/SOHO gateways
  
• Sharp Zaurus now available at retailers nationwide
  

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• Defenestrating Windows
  
• General discussion
  

• Introduction & Overview ("start here")
  
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• System-on-Chip Processors
  
• Single Board Computers
  
• Little Linux Systems
  
• Linux-Based "Cool Devices"
  
• Linux-PDAs and PDA-Linux
  

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