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the LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux Weekly Newsletter
August 17, 2000
by Rick Lehrbaum -- Executive Editor, ZDNet's LinuxDevices.com
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Agenda's agenda -- a Linux-based "Open PDA" -- this article takes a look at a new PDA that will feature a fully open source Embedded Linux OS. Agenda intends to foster a community development model. story
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Victor Yodaiken on the past, present, and future of RTLinux -- in this comprehensive interview, Yodaiken answers: Where did RTLinux come from? What's new in the upcoming version 3 release? What new and exciting RTLinux enhancements can we expect to see over the next 12 months? What about the recent efforts to standardize real-time Linux? What's with that RTLinux patent? story
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Reach out and Tux someone! -- this article describes Aplio's embedded-Linux based Internet phones. The devices contain an Aplio/TRIO system-on-chip and run on a version of uClinux. Best of all, they can help you slash your phone bill! story
*** LINUXWORLD PRESS RELEASES, PART 1 (MORE NEXT WEEK) ***
MontaVista taps IBM Java technology for Embedded Linux apps -- MontaVista will provide IBM's VisualAge Micro Edition JVM as an option to Hard Hat Linux. story GNOME community & industry leaders launch 5-point initiative -- a group of industry leading companies have formed a foundation to promote and support the GNOME Linux user environment. story Red Hat & Indrema partner to support game console market -- the two companies will cooperate to promote and support a Linux platform for Linux-based game consoles. story New Embedded Linux cross-devel. kit rivals traditional RTOS tools -- MontaVista has a cross-development kit that supports multiple host and target processors. story Trolltech launches embedded GUI & windowing system -- Trolltech launched Qt/Embedded, a graphical user interface (GUI) application framework and windowing system for Embedded Linux. story Linux-based PDA unveiled at LinuxWorld -- Agenda Computing showed off a new Linux-based PDA that will retail for $149 and that features an open source Embedded Linux operating system. story Indrema creates open source console game development network -- the company announced the Indrema Developer Network (IDN), an online developer community and support network for the Indrema Entertainment System (IES) platform. story Embedded Linux hits the (golf) links -- Applied Data Systems demonstrated an Embedded Linux golf course management system at LinuxWorld. story Qt/Embedded Linux GUI to support NEC VR Series CPUs -- Trolltech will provide a complete graphical user interface (GUI) solution to OEMs using NEC's VR Series 64-bit MIPS RISC microprocessors. story Embedded Linux for iPAQ -- Century Software demonstrated a Linux-based windowing system and graphical development environment running on the Compaq iPAQ PDA at LinuxWorld. story Intrinsyc & MontaVista form embedded Linux solution alliance -- Intrinsyc and MontaVista will work together to address the requirements of emerging embedded applications, Internet devices, and mobile appliances. story*** OTHER EMBEDDED LINUX NEWS ***
What's a petaflop, and how do you make one? -- in IBM's announcement last week about the Linux Wrist Watch project, the company made a strong point about their growing use of Linux in projects ranging from the tiny Linux Wrist Watch, all the way up to a "petaflop super computer." What's a petaflop? How do you make a petaflop super computer? story
USB master/slave support for Embedded Linux -- ScanLogic and Softconnex announced a partnership to offer a USB solution based on ScanLogic USB controller chips and Softconnex software. story Tiny embeddable board comes with Embedded Linux -- Simple Network Magic Corporation announced a fully GPL embedded Linux port for its tiny QS850 embedded computer module, which measures just 2.8" x 2.5" in size. story Intel acquires CompactPCI originator Ziatech for $240M -- this acquisition, a year after Motorola acquired the other founder of CompactPCI, ProLog, illustrates the major investments being made by the two US semiconductor giants in the telecom/Internet infrastructure computer markets. story*** LINKS OF THE WEEK ***
PicoGUI -- an open source portable and flexible GUI project -- This project was begun with a GUI for a PDA in mind, but it could also be useful for desktop computers or set-top boxes. story
The Linux VR project: Linux on the NEC VR series processors -- the goal is to bring the Linux operating system to NEC VR Series devices, most of which were originally designed to run Windows CE based handheld computers. story QSLinux: a GPL embedded Linux port for MPC850 PowerPC -- QSLinux is based on the PowerPC Linux kernel version 2.2.5, but has been greatly enhanced to include several device drivers specific to the Motorola MPC850 processor. storyHow to subscribe, unsubscribe, change your address . . . ? use this tool
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