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1999


991231 muLinux V7r6 - minimalistic single floppy Linux distribution more...

991230 PolyServe Corporation announces the availability of a comprehensive White Paper on "Server Clustering for High-Availability, Low-Cost Web Server Appliances" via its web site. more...

991229 3iLinux (www.3ilinux.com) announced a release of a Universal Internet Box (UIB), which allows companies to bring to market their Internet Devices by just adding standard Linux software. The company provides a complete ready-to-market, FCC approved device, as well as a powerful software toolkit for developers. The hardware consists of - Intel 386 processor, 2x16 LCD display, 2 built-in modems or one modem and a NE2000 LAN device, 2 push buttons, power supply (120 and 220V). The toolkit is based on the very stable Linux OS and 2.0.x kernel. Using the toolkit, the developers can access all the hardware of the device and perform a TCP/IP and e-mail configuration from a touch-tone phone. All the software fits into 4MB of DiskOnChip flash from M-Systems(tm). Prices start at $150 US, ($180 in small quantities).

991228 Byte.com: Linux Process Scheduling more...

991222 Linuxcare Enters Embedded Systems Market With Support and Service Agreement With Motorola Computer Group more...

991222 Real-time Linux developers unite on API more...

991215 LinuxCare received $32.5M$ from Venture Capital Funding and bought Prosa (ET Linux) more...

991213 Linux Planet: Is Microsoft Giving up on Windows CE ? If So, There's a Huge Opportunity for Linux more...

991213 Zentropix RealTime Linux Installation CD Includes RTLinux and RTAI more...

991210 Linux Planet Article reports Embedded Linux to be everywhere more...

991208 Amino creates 'littlest' linux more...

991208 Cygnus announces the availability of the EL/IX API Draft Specification and ask for comments and discussion on the general EL/IX mailing list more...

991203 In response to a number of requests from leading companies in the embedded Linux market, Rick Lehrbaum, founder of LinuxDevices.com has put together a proposal for an Embedded Linux Consortium. The goal of the nonprofit multi-vendor organization, would be to proliferate the use of Linux in embedded applications as rapidly more...

November
1999


991119 EE Times:While some other suppliers of embedded real-time operating systems continue to nibble around the edges of the Linux market, Lynx Real Time Systems, which sells a POSIX-compliant RTOS, has jumped into this emerging market with a vengeance more...

991116 BeanShell is a small interpreter written in Java by Pat Niemeyer. It executes standard Java statements and expressions in addition to several scripting commands. The tool supports scripted objects as simple method closures like those in Perl and JavaScript BeanShell is open source and free to use under the terms of the GNU General Public License. more...

991116 Handhelds, downsized PCs, smart phones converge on Comdex -- Info appliances go prime time more...

991116 LSI Logic supports Linux OS with SCSI and Fibre Channel more...

991115 Cygnus & Redhat Create Global Open Source Powerhouse more...

991115 Red Hat's acquisition of Cygnus Solutions also confirms Red Hat's intention to compete in the embedded systems marketplace, in which Caldera Systems (among Linux companies) has staked a major claim. Embedded systems, which includes handheld devices, PDA's "smart phones" and other intelligent, information devices, are seen by many in the industry as the next frontier of computing appliances. Seen on linuxjournal more...

991115 Opera Web browser ported to Microwindows
991110 RealTime Linux Debug Tools Available Under Open Source: Zentropic Computing, LLC (Zentropix) today announced the availability of their Remote Kernel Module Step and Trace stub for GDB and the Remote Run-time Data Debugger (R2D2), as open source developments under the Gnu Public License.
991110 Rumor... Is Redhat comming to Embedded Market ? Seen on Slashdot.
991104 Leaner and Meaner Linux By Sam Williams November 03, 1999  <To paraphrase pugilistic poet Muhammad Ali, "If you liked 'The Grapple with Apple,' you'll love 'The War at PC/104'">
991104 U.S. District Judge Dee Benson late yesterday issued a 68-page opinion denying four of Microsoft Corporation's motions for partial summary judgment on Caldera's claims in the Caldera vs. Microsoft antitrust lawsuit. see drdos
991101 Rick Lehrbaum from Ampro lauches linuxdevices
991025 Rt-Control of Toronto announces the release of the uCsimm Embedded Microcontroller Linux platform
991025 Dr. Dobb's Journal November 1999 article: Linux, Real-Time Linux, & IPC 
991011 Infoworld: Embedded systems take center stage as interest in handheld devices grows: Nicholas Petreley's article
September
990930 LWN: The Embedded Systems Conference 1999 Embedded Linux Advocacy
990929 LWN: The Embedded Systems Conference 1999 Linux Report First part
09/1999 Lineo Releases Embedded Linux Road Map
09/1999 emWare EMIT Device-Networking Solution To Be Available on Linux OS
09/1999 At EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE Cygnus Solutions announced a major step to pre-empt the fragmentation of embedded Linux in the embedded computing segment.   Cygnus introduced the EL/IX Application Programming Interface (API), an open source, configurable API and  development environment for all pervasive, new computing platforms.  EL/IX allows developers to develop Linux software or embedded software on a desktop PC, and then deploy this software across embedded devices running Linux or Cygnus' eCos, a small, configurable open source operating system.
09/1999 emjembedded new linux embedded distribution made for jumptec DimmPC.
09/1999 "Linux battles the biggies in major switches": David Brave's article about Nbase-Xyplex high end networking equipment.
09/1999 Linux Journal Joel R. Williams's excellent article gives an overview of embedded systems and demonstrates what is involved in using Linux in a commercial embedded system.
09/1999 MCG is bringing Linux products and services to market, leveraging the benefits of open source software-working with the Linux community and sharing valuable source code with the community and with our partners and customers. MCG
09/1999 Motorola Computer Group Ships Caldera Systems' Newest OpenLinux Version: News alert story
08/1999 M-Sys gives D.Woodhouse DiskOnChip hardware specifications to help the development of MTD
07/1999 Caldera thin client becomes Lineo and put embedded linux at the top priority: "Lineo's embedded linux, based on Caldera Systems' OpenLinux, is natural evolution for companies with years of success in both Linux and embedded DOS"


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