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wallcraft · 11-24-2006, 02:32 PM

The Pepper Pad 3 is now in stock at amazon.com for $659. It is about 2x as wide and high as a Nokia 770 (significantly wider than I expected), with the screen about 1.6x as wide and high (800x480). I find I use my PP3 on the arm of an armchair (it has a built in stand), and my 770 for portability around the house and on travel.

A major advantage of the PP3 is that its AMD Geode LX800 processor is i836 compatible, and it runs a nearly standard version of Fedora Core 4. This means that many FC4 GTK+ rpms can be used "as is".

FBReader is available, and is an example of standard FC4 rpms working without change. A very basic Mobipocket reader is bundled with the machine, so reading encripted e-books is possible. However, I still use the 770 as my primary e-book reader.

A 7" 800x480 screen appears to be very popular on UMPC's. This screen size and the Geode cpu are used by the Raon Vega and the Kohjisha SA1F00 (both available in the US from Dynamism).

11-24-2006, 02:32 PM	#1
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Pepper Pad 3 runs FBReader and MobiPocket The Pepper Pad 3 is now in stock at amazon.com for $659. It is about 2x as wide and high as a Nokia 770 (significantly wider than I expected), with the screen about 1.6x as wide and high (800x480). I find I use my PP3 on the arm of an armchair (it has a built in stand), and my 770 for portability around the house and on travel. A major advantage of the PP3 is that its AMD Geode LX800 processor is i836 compatible, and it runs a nearly standard version of Fedora Core 4. This means that many FC4 GTK+ rpms can be used "as is". FBReader is available, and is an example of standard FC4 rpms working without change. A very basic Mobipocket reader is bundled with the machine, so reading encripted e-books is possible. However, I still use the 770 as my primary e-book reader. A 7" 800x480 screen appears to be very popular on UMPC's. This screen size and the Geode cpu are used by the Raon Vega and the Kohjisha SA1F00 (both available in the US from Dynamism).