Intel unveiled a new post-PC computing form-factor based on embedded Linux





- Intel unveiled a new post-PC computing form-factor based on embedded Linux

MIDs are smaller and more appliance-like than the clunky UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) concept co-launched about a year ago by Intel as the UMPC and by Microsoft as Origami. Whereas UMPCs have 5- to 7-inch displays and boot the slow-moving Windows GUI, MIDs have 4- to 6-inch displays, boot simplified Linux-based UIs with "instant-on" performance, and offer consumer price points
Another way to think of MIDs might be as devices mid-way between mobile phones and computers.

On the software side, Intel's MID designs will run a Red Flag "MIDinux" distribution. Intel and Red Flag began researching the distribution in 2005

MIDinux is based on 2.6.20 and later Linux kernels, while the versatile filesystem-aware GRUB bootloader will do the booting honors. Startup time is sped up by the known, limited peripheral set, as well as a "fast resume" technique said to save time compared with Linux's normal software suspend (SWSUSP) scheme.

Instead of traditional embedded software, MIDinux will use footprint-optimized versions of popular desktop software packages borrowed from the Asianux Linux distribution that Red Flag bases its commercial distributions upon. In time, Red Flag hopes to "engage the community," and get upstream help optimizing applications for MIDinux.

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