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18-Jul-2008, 06:58 PM #1
Linux Alternative
Hello,

Is there a linux alternative to Windows Mobile?
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18-Jul-2008, 08:52 PM #2
I think right now there is about 3 or 4 different Linux Mobile Projects going on right now. Google is part of one of them.

But if you are thinking you can just slap on a Linux mobile operating system onto your mobile phone, I don't think that will fly.
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18-Jul-2008, 10:06 PM #3
no I have a tablet pc and a RF terminal, what are the names and websites can you please tell me?
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18-Jul-2008, 11:03 PM #4
Tablet PCs don't use Windows Mobile. They use either Vista or Windows XP Tablet edition. You can install Linux on a tablet PC, but I'm not sure what Linux offers that's comparable to they stylus-related functionality.
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18-Jul-2008, 11:11 PM #5
What is the make and model of your Tablet PC?
I would start Google searching to see if anyone else has installed a variant of linux on your make and model tablet pc.

I read one article about Ubuntu running pretty well on some tablet pc's.
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19-Jul-2008, 01:52 AM #6
can you please provide me a link to that article?
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19-Jul-2008, 10:51 AM #7
Another thing you could do is type www.yahoo.com or www.google.com or another search engine into your browser's address bar. Then, after going to that site, type "Ubuntu tablet pc" (w/o the quotes) into the Search bar. That should give you lots of stuff to read until Squashman can get back to you with a specific link.

This is just one alternative. If it were me I would start with Squashman's suggestion--search for Linux and your particular tablet PC; e.g., search for "Linux Acer tablet."
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