Small evaluation, city: 4 Internet Cafes, 3 Copy Shops, 2 Photo services; university: 1 library , 1 computer room

michael at michaelshiloh.com michael at michaelshiloh.com
Wed Nov 29 18:56:21 CET 2006


On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Robert Michel wrote:

> Salve michael!
>
> michael at michaelshiloh.com schrieb am Mittwoch, den 29. November 2006 um 09:28h:
>> On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Robert Michel wrote:
>>
>>> *IDEA*

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>
>> The phone is a USB host.
>
> I wouldn't say the Neo1973 is a phone. It is a free, opened, linux
> powerd smartphone.
>
> smartphone = mobil PC + GSM/GPRS (+ AGPS)

Yes, of course. You don't have to convince me - I wouldn't be on this list if
I thought the Neo was "just a phone"! My appologies - it was sloppy writing on
my part.



>> So is the computer, so don't you need the USB
>> On-The-Go protocol to determine which is going to host and which is to be
>> the
>> device? Or is there some other way this work?
>
> The samsung SoC supports to run one usb 1.1 port as host or as device.
>
>> I might dig around the Linux implementation a bit to learn more. I find this
>> idea very interesting.
>
> The the still short thread "usb device emulation"
> http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2006-November/000336.html

Thanks for the pointer - I'll check it out.




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