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What about the (long time) forthcoming Linux cellphones - e680 a760? Are they contenders for running PD?

I got one of those, an E680. You can order them via ebay and they get sent from hong kong. It is very nice, a 400 MHz Xscale cpu, memory expansion with those little cards. Pretty cheap for a smart phone or pda, about 300 euros + shipping. Comes with english and chinese handwriting recognition.

I would get one but their not FCC approved for use in the US yet I think. :-(

But, the kernel may be linux, it is really well hidden. I think motorola and qtech want people to do java apps (midlets they are called). Direct coding in C or C++ for the machine needs some kind of "official" development contract I think. I saw some posts in the hong kong linux forum that said how to get shell access through usb, but I haven't been succesfull.

Please keep us posted (or me at least...) http://www.howardchui.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&a...

-thewade