Re: [Ilugc] Linux operating system for touchscreen tablet PC

2009-09-09 Thread varadarajan narayanan
> > ( typing this email from a n810 running maemo, over a qtnx -> nx link to a > desktop at home ) Hi ! Cool ! Thanks for the info ! Let me check that out. Cheers varadarajan ___ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe "

Re: [Ilugc] Linux operating system for touchscreen tablet PC

2009-09-09 Thread Karanbir Singh
On 09/09/2009 12:02 PM, varadarajan narayanan wrote: So I guess it is more than OS. yes, one normally needs more than just a kernel to actually do something with a device. maemo is just that - its a OS ( kernel ) and has a few apps built into it so people can do things. Nokia is a speacial

Re: [Ilugc] Linux operating system for touchscreen tablet PC

2009-09-09 Thread varadarajan narayanan
>> >> Is there a suitable OS for  MID platform like maemo  ( http://maemo.org/ ) > > your question is a bit odd, since maemo *is* an OS. Hi ! I see that Maemo is a "platform" from the web site. http://maemo.org/intro/ http://maemo.org/intro/platform/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maemo "Maemo

Re: [Ilugc] Linux operating system for touchscreen tablet PC

2009-09-09 Thread Karanbir Singh
On 09/08/2009 07:37 PM, varadarajan narayanan wrote: Is there a suitable OS for MID platform like maemo ( http://maemo.org/ ) your question is a bit odd, since maemo *is* an OS. -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522...@icq ___ To unsubs

Re: [Ilugc] Linux operating system for touchscreen tablet PC

2009-09-09 Thread Arun Khan
On Wednesday 09 Sep 2009, varadarajan narayanan wrote: > Hi Luggies ! > > What would be the recommended distro for a touchscreen tablet > netbook ? Use a LiveCD to see if it works if you have physical access to such an unit. To the best of my knowledge, a touchscreen is a film over the display

Re: [Ilugc] Linux operating system for touchscreen tablet PC

2009-09-08 Thread Girish Venkatachalam
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:07 AM, varadarajan narayanan wrote: > Hi Luggies ! > > What would be the recommended distro  for a touchscreen tablet netbook ? > > It is not just a question of replacing mouse by touchscreen but an OS > designed for touchscreen operation like MID ( Mobile Internet Device

[Ilugc] Linux operating system for touchscreen tablet PC

2009-09-08 Thread varadarajan narayanan
Hi Luggies ! What would be the recommended distro for a touchscreen tablet netbook ? It is not just a question of replacing mouse by touchscreen but an OS designed for touchscreen operation like MID ( Mobile Internet Device ) I find options like Moblin but seem to work only with Intel processors