Introducing "Melon" -- a Japanese Linux for the iPAQ
10art-ni Corporation, a Linux and Java system integrator in Japan, has announced their new product named "Melon." Melon is a Linux kit which provides Japanese Linux environment on iPAQ, and is composed of Linux pre-installed 64MB Compact Flash and a manual. It does not require to remove the default OS on the inside flash ROM of iPAQ. Linux boots just by putting the CF into the iPAQ's card slot and starting Melon from the file manager. It is priced at about $100 and they are expecting to sell 1,000 kits in one year.
