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Hi, all.

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     VanLUG monthly meeting - http://www.vanlug.bc.ca

           Mon, Aug 21, 2000 (7:30 - 9:00 pm)
           BCIT, Building SE6, Telus Theatre
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               Linux on the Helio PDA:
              A Briefing for Developers
 
                     Wendy Siu
                Sr Software Engineer

                  Vladimir Cotfas
              Linux Software Engineer

             VTech Canada (Richmond, BC)
                http://www.vtech.com/

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VTech is porting Linux to its popular Helio PDA!  In this presentation,
Wendy Siu and Vladimir Cotfas will explain what VTech hopes to
accomplish by porting Linux to Helio and how the Linux community can
both participate and benefit.  They will demonstrate Linux running on
both an actual Helio PDA and on a software emulator that is designed to
help shorten the development cycle. They will discuss the
accomplishments of the Helio team to date and discuss their plans for
the near future.  Attendees will leave the presentation with a solid
understanding of the issues raised when porting Linux to a small
platform and an appreciation of what it will take to develop Linux
applications software for Helio.  If you've been curious about Nano-X (a
lightweight X server intended for use in palmtops, PDAs, embedded
systems) and the W Window System (a simple, socket based, two-color
window system developed by Torsten Scherer), this is the presentation to
attend!

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About the Presenters:

Wendy Siu is a senior software engineer with VTech Canada Ltd. 
Following assignments to VTech Technology Centre in Singapore, Portland
and Hong Kong, she joined the Helios PDA Development Team in March
2000.  She currently leads the PDA team in VTech Canada.  She received
her B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Saskatchewan in
1995.

Vladimir Cotfas is an Linux software engineer with VTech. He holds a
Diploma in Mathematics/Statistics (equivalent to B.Sc). He is now
adapting the Linux kernel to the Helio hardware and is porting various
applications to the Linux OS.  He was formerly a Senior FreeBSD engineer
at NetApp International where he modified the 4.4BSD kernel for a custom
router project. He taught a Course in Linux and an Advanced Linux
Hacking Course while in Romania.

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