Hardware Talk :: a mini all in one.. palmtop thingy

Have you considered looking for a used Toshiba Libretto? No longer sold new in the US, but they actually did run Linux.

About the size of a VHS casette. Definitely DSL class machines. Came out when Win 95 was current.

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The Toshiba Libretto mini-notebook PC is one of the smallest full-featured PCs on the market. Originally only sold in the Japanese market, since 1997 it was sold internationally. Unfortunately the Libretto range was deleted by Toshiba outside of Japan in 1999, although new Libretto models continue to be produced for the Japanese market.
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Red Hat 5.0 on Libretto However, DSL would be much more appropriate.

Some folks even import current model Librettos as grey market items, but they wouldn't like be in your price range. New Librettos

Google is your friend; you'll find lots of info.

If you like them, you can find them on Ebay.

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Quote (John @ June 03 2006,01:22)

I believe they have StrongARM processors, so its not compatible.

Here's the question: Are the StrongARM processors not DSL-compatible because nobody's yet ported it, or because it's un-port-able?

I think I may have a couple of old StrongARM PDAs gathering dust in drawers that I'd be willing to find new batteries for and maybe donate to the cause if it's simply a lack of 'test subjects' in the community. I'd have to check to make sure they're still viable.

Of course, I suppose when discussing DSL-ok processors, VIAble is probably a poor word choice.

Yeah, okay, I deserve to have something thrown at me for that one.

StrongARM CPU is different from Intel 386/486/Pentium/Celeron CPUs

DSL, like most Linux Livecds, is designed for use in an Intel x86 personal computer system.

You could build a DSL-like livecd from scratch that could work with a StronARM processor, but it is not a trivial task.

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You could build a DSL-like livecd from scratch that could work with a StronARM processor, but it is not a trivial task.

Lots of hobbyist StrongARM (Intel IXP420) Linux development work is done on the hugely popular LinkSys NSLU2 box.

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Hey John,

Would the NEC Mobile Pro 770 work ? Its Mips Based I believe.. ? there are a couple in this arena that look somewhat promising that are not StrongARM based I believe ?

THanks !

Mark

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