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Re: [LUG] [Fwd: Fw: car tax via pay as you go] off topic but...

 

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Neil Williams wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:29:06 +0000
> Neil Stone <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>>> How long until Windows Car Edition?
>>> A long-awaited GNU/Linux PDA/phone suite built on GPE for handhelds is
>>> on the horizon (I plan to have it in Debian and Emdebian this year),
>>> can it really be that hard to adapt this to a variety of in-car free
>>> software? Once someone builds a serial/USB interface . . .
>>>
>> Bluetooth ?
> 
> Hmm, just how long might it take to transfer a GNU/Linux OS by
> bluetooth? I know Emdebian will be small but not quite that small!
> ;-)
> 
> You'll still need a compatible bootloader and you can't do that via
> high-level protocols. But, yes, once GNU/Linux is installed, bluetooth
> becomes a practical and usable method of retrieving information from
> the in-car free software. Could be fun!
> 

I wasn't suggesting that you install over Bluetooth.. WiFi maybe ;-)

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FlashTek UK

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