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by vidarh
5098 days ago
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Yes, I spent most of '99 writing a custom GUI system for a tablet. We were even considering ARM (StrongARM) for the CPU, but ended up with an x86 clone. The system was running Linux, NanoX and used Opera as the browser. The widget set was written from the ground up to make it light weight and touch friendly. See e.g. http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/Linux-For-Devices-Article... It wasn't as sleek as the iPad, of course - battery, LCD and touch technology has come a long way, but it worked quite well. And we were not first with a custom tablet UI (the article above compares it to the Ericsson Screen Phone for example: http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/Linux-For-Devices-Article... ) |
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