SubscribeInternet Tablet Terminology (the jargon all in one place)
Posted on April 19, 2008
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- Applet
A small application using limited screen area that integrates into the Internet Tablet desktop.
- ARM
The low-power CPU architecture. Also the British company that originated it. - Bora
The 2007 version of the operating system - OS2007. Also known as Maemo 3. - BusyBox
Tiny versions of many common Linux utilities combined into a single compact executable file. In order to interact with this you need a terminal of one sort or another. Link - Chinook
The 2008 version of the operating system - OS2008. Also known as Maemo 4. - D-Bus
A software bus for processes to communicate with each other. - Debian
The distribution of Linux on which Maemo is based. Link - Diablo
A yet-to-be-announced version of the operating system. - DSP
The Digital Signal Processor built into your Internet Tablet. This handles analogue signals by two-way Analogue<->Digital conversion. - Elephanta
An (even more) yet-to-be-announced version of the operating system. - Gregale
The most up-to-date (2007) version of the operating system for the more limited N770 hardware. Also known as Maemo 2. - Hildon
The Application Programming Interface developed by Nokia fo the IT. Based on (and sitting on top of) existing Linux graphics technology. - Maemo
The generic name for the Internet Tablet’s software platform, a cut-down variant of the Debian Linux distribution compiled for an ARM11 target. - Matchbox
The Hildon window manager. - NFS
The de-facto Linux Network File System. - Osso
Open Source Software Operations: a department of Nokia’s development effort working on Internet Tablet software. - Samba
A Windows compatible (Server Message Block) network file system hosted on Linux systems. - Sapwood
The theme engine and image server part of the Hildon framework. - Scratchbox
Open source project to simplify x86 to ARM (Maemo) cross-platform software compilation. Enables package maintainers to build native ARM applications on PCs, without modifying package build scripts. Link - Slimserver
A music-playing interface, but not software that runs directly on your IT. Runs on a PC and serves customised control pages to your IT. Uses port 9000. Link - Squeezebox
A home music distribution system which your IT can control. Link - Symbian
The closed-source software company controlled by (but not exclusive to) Nokia. Symbian OS runs on Nokia phones, but not the IT. - X-Term
Command line interface terminal software that runs on the native device. (See: BusyBox).
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