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Hackable devices: one step forward, one step back

Hackable devices: one step forward, one step back

Posted Sep 3, 2009 3:59 UTC (Thu) by khc (subscriber, #45209)
In reply to: Hackable devices: one step forward, one step back by Kamilion
Parent article: Hackable devices: one step forward, one step back

"Compatible operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Linux"

How's that little ARM device going to be compatible with Windows? It sounded interesting until I read this, then it basically lost my confidence.


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Hackable devices: one step forward, one step back

Posted Sep 3, 2009 4:17 UTC (Thu) by Kamilion (subscriber, #42576) [Link]

USB gadget role.

Shows up as a mass storage device or other linux USB gadget (CDC Ethernet) using standard USB class drivers.

There's also a copy of acrobat reader for windows and mac on the CD.

And technically, since it IS open hardware, you can buy a windows CE license for ~$10 and flash that on it instead of linux.

Hackable devices: one step forward, one step back

Posted Sep 3, 2009 4:58 UTC (Thu) by khc (subscriber, #45209) [Link]

ahh for USB compatibility, I read it as being able to run various OSs

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