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Elonex processor
I'll bet the processor is the AMD Geode LX although the 300MHz throws me because that would make it the RedCloud version and not Castle. The Castle design was roughtly 500MHz. Surprised that AMD is selling RedCloud. It has some serious performance issues.Oversized PDA
And to think the cheapest Palm w/ builtin WiFi costs $300.Processor
I wonder, due to the fact that they've chosen Debian, if the CPU is some sort of ARM basd chip?What makes me think that is because it's cheap, low power and it would probably do the job for web browsing, e-mail and basic office tasks.
There even appears to be an arm port of OpenOffice.org (see here: http://porting.openoffice.org/)
Or I guess it's entirely possible to be running some sort of embedded AMD CPU, or after a bit more searching it's quite possible it could be the new Vortex86 system on a chip which according to the press release (here http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200711/1196462183.html) kind of matches the specs...
Quote from site:
"Tri-M Engineering’s new VSX104 is a rugged 300MHz CPU module featuring extended temp operation and soldered 128MB DDR2 RAM. The VSX104 features 4 COM, 2 USB2.0, and 1 10/100 ports."
Anyway, at £99 I'd be interested in picking one up for basic e-mail etc, or maybe for Tuxpaint for the kids.
Rob
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