Linux on the mobile telephone
The Qtopia-operating system, known of the Sharp Zaurus-hand hero, becomes omput to a version for the mobile telephone. With that get manufacturers of gsm's an alternative for Symbian and Windows Mobile.
Maker of the operating system, that actual a form of Linux is, is the Norwegian software business Trolltech that today official Qtopia Phone Edition introduced. At the same time is there also an ontwikkelomgeving brought out so that software developers programs for mobile telephones with Qtopia can write.
Standaardprogramma's in the new operating system are: calendar, contacts, to-Thu ruse, notes, world time, calculator, voice recorder, email (with POP3- and IMAP-support), dialer, call manager, SIM card manager, MP3/WAV/MPEG player, a photo album and a number of games.
Qtopia supports screens by 176 by 208 pixels till and with 640 x 480 pixels and the OS can complete adapted become to the preferences of as source hardware makers as network opera torso.
applications for Qtopia PDA Edition can become simple omput to Qtopia Phone Edition. Of that are uses become there now about 1,000 that mainly with the Sharp Zaurus.
Among many Motorola, gebruikmaken of Qtopia goes; the A760 gets this system on board.