[lug] Maybe Linux on an Epod?

[Bonnell, Doug]

Well, I'll have to do some poking around for MIPS Linux. I now know that I
don't like
Windows CE!

BTW, the native Epods supports Proxim wireless PCMCIA. This isn't 802.11,
but
is the "Home RF" approach that Intel supports with their wireless products.

Wish my Webgear cards worked with the Epods. It's a real drag to have a
small
notepad type machine and not have wireless networking on it...

Doug

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Sean Reifschneider [SMTP:jafo at tummy.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 02, 2001 12:46 AM
> To:	lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject:	Re: [lug] Maybe Linux on an Epod?
> 
> On Tue, Dec 12, 2000 at 10:39:26AM -0700, Bonnell, Doug wrote:
> >Is there a Linux kernel for MIPS? Might be a fun machine to tinker with:
> >     http://www.epodsinc.com/corporate/index2.html
> 
> Yes, MIPS is fairly well supported.  The original Cobalt boxes were MIPS,
> IIRC.  Ditto for the empeg car stero.
> 
> It has PCMCIA -- if they supported wireless LAN instead of only modem, I'd
> probably get one...  Unfortunately, because they seem to be using a
> marketing
> strategy similar to iOpener, they aren't likely to do that anytime soon.
> They mention wireless in the FAQ, but I suspect it'll be one of those
> cheapo "modem extender" things (meaning you still dial up) instead of
> 802.11.
> 
> Sean
> -- 
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> Sean Reifschneider, Inimitably Superfluous <jafo at tummy.com>
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