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The Newton OS on non-Apple hardware
The big news
out of the Worldwide Newton
Conference this weekend is that Paul Guyot has successfully gotten the Newton OS up and running on a Sharp Zaurus. This emulation project
is called "Einstein," and a beta is available for
download today. If you have a Linux-based PDA with X11 support, you can run the Newton OS! You can view the slides
from Paul's presentation online [link:PDF]As Steve said, the soul of the Macintosh is not the hardware used to run it, but in the software. The same is true of the Newt. The project is still very much a beta, so don't expect your Sharp to function just as your 2100 does. Still, this is quite a feat. Well done, Paul!
[Via Tow.com]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Stucco said 6:42PM on 1-15-2006
But does it display the "egg freckles" easter egg?
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Brian said 7:18PM on 1-15-2006
*crossing fingers* How about a port to the Nokia 770???
http://www.nokia.com/770
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Jody said 8:59PM on 1-15-2006
Can somebody define "Linux Based" for me?
Do you have to have Linux to run it?
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Scott said 9:29PM on 1-15-2006
The Newton OS ran on non-apple (sharp) hardware years ago. It was known as the Sharp Expert Pad PI-7000.
http://tmurai-web.hp.infoseek.co.jp/computers/freeware/newton/newtons/expertpad/
I still have one of these and it works (of course except for the handwriting recognition....)
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Mac Diva said 1:15AM on 1-16-2006
Gee! I used to have a Zaurus. The charging tray is still around here somewhere. Thanks for a walk down Memory Lane. What will you bring up next -- Pocketmail?
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