Comments on: Engadget: ‘Intel’s MID UMPCs: So long XP/Vista, hello Linux’—but, no, Microsoft OS UMPCs won’t vanish immediately http://www.teleread.org/2007/04/16/engadget-intels-mid-umpcs-so-long-xpvista-hello-linux/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:51:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Buzz Dogyear http://www.teleread.org/2007/04/16/engadget-intels-mid-umpcs-so-long-xpvista-hello-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-324875 Buzz Dogyear Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:58:20 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6436#comment-324875 Make it <a href="https://intel.wingateweb.com/china/catalog/catalog/catalog.jsp" rel="nofollow">this URL.</a> Make it this URL.

]]> By: Buzz Dogyear http://www.teleread.org/2007/04/16/engadget-intels-mid-umpcs-so-long-xpvista-hello-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-324870 Buzz Dogyear Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:56:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6436#comment-324870 David thanks for pointing us to this. I totally agree with your take on its significance. Now perusing PDFs on this product from https://intel.wingateweb.com/china/catalog/controller/catalog. David thanks for pointing us to this. I totally agree with your take on its significance. Now perusing PDFs on this product from https://intel.wingateweb.com/china/catalog/controller/catalog.

]]> By: Alan Wallcraft http://www.teleread.org/2007/04/16/engadget-intels-mid-umpcs-so-long-xpvista-hello-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-323434 Alan Wallcraft Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:52:21 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6436#comment-323434 FBReader is the most widely available e-book reader for Linux. It was written for small screens, and so should work well on MID's. Since the web browser is Mozilla-based, dotReader should also work. At present the only DRM-ed e-book reader for Linux is Mobipocket, but it is only available from vendor's with a contract with Mobipocket. It requires Java, which excludes the Nokia N800 but should be ok on Intel MID's. Adobe says that Digital Editions will eventually be available for Linux. One problem for Linux is that the multiple versions discourage software vendors, because of the development and support costs. This seems particularly true of readers with DRM. If Intel's MID provides a standard Linux software platform and a large user base, this may encourage more e-reader software to make the jump to Linux. FBReader is the most widely available e-book reader for Linux. It was written for small screens, and so should work well on MID’s. Since the web browser is Mozilla-based, dotReader should also work. At present the only DRM-ed e-book reader for Linux is Mobipocket, but it is only available from vendor’s with a contract with Mobipocket. It requires Java, which excludes the Nokia N800 but should be ok on Intel MID’s. Adobe says that Digital Editions will eventually be available for Linux.

One problem for Linux is that the multiple versions discourage software vendors, because of the development and support costs. This seems particularly true of readers with DRM. If Intel’s MID provides a standard Linux software platform and a large user base, this may encourage more e-reader software to make the jump to Linux.

]]> By: LC http://www.teleread.org/2007/04/16/engadget-intels-mid-umpcs-so-long-xpvista-hello-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-323359 LC Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:23:58 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6436#comment-323359 "what ebook reading software has Linux versions, does anybody know?" I have the Pepperpad 3 and Mobipocket comes installed on it. I'm pretty much Linux illiterate so I haven't attempted to run any other reader programs on it. “what ebook reading software has Linux versions, does anybody know?”

I have the Pepperpad 3 and Mobipocket comes installed on it. I’m pretty much Linux illiterate so I haven’t attempted to run any other reader programs on it.

]]> By: Tamas Simon http://www.teleread.org/2007/04/16/engadget-intels-mid-umpcs-so-long-xpvista-hello-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-322684 Tamas Simon Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:10:14 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6436#comment-322684 dotReader and Sophie also work on Linux. dotReader and Sophie also work on Linux.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/2007/04/16/engadget-intels-mid-umpcs-so-long-xpvista-hello-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-322129 David Rothman Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:40:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6436#comment-322129 FBReader, various PDF readers---those are just two that come to mind. One interesting Linux angle is the DRM questions. Some DRM providers, beyond the Redmond guys, act as if Linux does exist. And yet the DMCA here in the States prohibits people from circumventing DMCA. Don't you just love the boys in Washington? Meanwhile I notice that Microsoft has given an <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38885" rel="nofollow">execution date</a>, so to speak, for XP. And Vista is more DRM-infested than ever. Oh, how I'm rooting for the L team(s)! - Davd FBReader, various PDF readers—those are just two that come to mind. One interesting Linux angle is the DRM questions. Some DRM providers, beyond the Redmond guys, act as if Linux does exist. And yet the DMCA here in the States prohibits people from circumventing DMCA. Don’t you just love the boys in Washington?

Meanwhile I notice that Microsoft has given an execution date, so to speak, for XP. And Vista is more DRM-infested than ever. Oh, how I’m rooting for the L team(s)! – Davd

]]> By: Brad http://www.teleread.org/2007/04/16/engadget-intels-mid-umpcs-so-long-xpvista-hello-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-322118 Brad Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:34:11 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6436#comment-322118 This is pretty exciting. I'm a lot more likely to buy a UMPC if it does not run Windows. However, from an ebook angle, what ebook reading software has Linux versions, does anybody know? This is pretty exciting. I’m a lot more likely to buy a UMPC if it does not run Windows. However, from an ebook angle, what ebook reading software has Linux versions, does anybody know?

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