Okay folks I am leaving for my roadtrip early in the morning and will not be available for 7 days. If you need me I will have my cell phone. I will be posting as I hear that they have the intertubeweb where I am going and will let you all know what is happening. Have a good one and see you all in a week, Baldy

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Brought on by a conversation between Baldy and myself last night, I felt the urge to post my opinion on this topic.

Should the Linux Kernel keep supporting old hardware? My answer, heck yes!! One of the things I love most about Linux is it’s ability to give new life to old computers. Currently I have 3 older computers running Linux. My kids use two Dell, 750 Mh laptops. My very first computer, a 450 Mh box, is happily running Slackware in the closet as my server.

So just how old of hardware should Linux Kernels support?

For as much room as it takes to keep supporting these old work horses, why not leave it there?

It’s great that the Linux community works so hard to support the biggest and best hardware, but let’s not forget, not everyone runs bleeding edge boxes!

Maybe there should be a cut-off date for hardware support, but just because I use any 486′s doesn’t mean someone else isn’t!

~LC

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Handwriting recognition, like its cousins speech recognition and optical character recognition, is a domain still dominated by proprietary products. Where there are Linux solutions, such as the one in Nokia’s Maemo Internet tablets, they are often closed source plugins protected by patent claims. Thus I was pleasantly surprised to find CellWriter, a small, straightforward handwriting recognition tool that integrates easily with modern Linux desktops.

A step into a yet untapped market and one that really needs to be investigated. I for one will volunteer, because if it can read my writing the rest of the world will be fine, Baldy

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CellWriter: Open source handwriting recognition for Linux