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ZDNet UK: Opinion: Mobile Linux for Bluetooth – spanner for Microsoft?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 11, 1999

“Call Microsoft, ask it about Bluetooth and it makes some very
odd excuses. Not so the Linux camp — they know a good thing when
they see it. Bluetooth guru Marc Ambasna-Jones explains…”

“The Calcaria Linux7K project (or Linux CL-PS7110) to develop a
mobile version of the operating system will shake a few feathers,
not least if it embeds the short range radio frequency connectivity
technology Bluetooth into its code.”

“This would make Linux an even more attractive proposition for
the growing number of portable PC devices on the market. No
surprise then that Psion and GeoFox are supporting the project that
had its infancy within the walls of RedHat. The thought of a mobile
version of Linux with embedded Bluetooth is a little daunting
particularly for the Microsoft camp.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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