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Re: [BB]: Beta Hardware

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Originally Posted by Abrakadabra View Post
I worked on a similar "instant on" clamshell device for a well-known smartphone maker that was (unfortunately) never released. It ran Linux as the base OS, and had a preset menu of applications (email, WP, browser, etc.) that came up on waking. The apps all had a GUI, with complete keyboard and mouse control available. Access to a Linux terminal screen for debugging was only available via a "secret" hot key, and even that was disabled for final manufacturing. New apps could be installed only via complete firmware updates, but limited configuration of those apps could be done either via XML or via special UI options built into the base apps themselves.
That wouldn't be the Palm Foleo, would it?
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