Embedded Linux Journal

Embedded Linux Journal Contents -- January 2002

Feature
	Real Time and Linux by Kevin Dankwardt What is real time? This article, first of a three-part series, introduces the benchmarks we'll run on real-time Linux version in the next two issues.
	The Linux4.TV Set-Top Box Open Source Project by Gregory Haer Here are the details on the new Linux4.TV development kit we're giving away in our development contest. Find out about MPEG playback, video capture, HTML-based interface and more.
	Linux and Telematics: Building a Passenger Heatstroke Warning by David Beckemeyer A vehicle-based embedded Linux system with nationwide wireless networking and GPS is a big task, right? Make it approachable by starting with the Earthlink SPARK system.
Indepth
	Using GTK+/X as an Embedded GUI by Chuck Groom Create graphics that span widgets, space-saving text fields and more by customizing the freely available GTK+ toolkit.
	Qt Palmtop by Kai Henning Simensen This complete palmtop suite offers handwriting recognition, a claendar, an address book and everything you need in a PDA.
	HTTP in 44k with libhttp by Alan DuBoff Web browsers aren't the only clients that need to talk HTTP. Get information from web servers and even load completes software updates with this tiny, easy-o-use HTTP client library.
	A Conversation with Alfredo Delgado of Inalambrica.net by Phil Hughes Inlambrica is rolling out a network management platform with a difference--the package manager is a PostgreSQL database. ELJ's Phil Hughes asks Alfredo Delgado about Linux, databases and business.
	Highly Available Networking by John Mehaffey Achieve five nines reliability with the bonding network driver and the high availability dæmon.
	System Development Jump Start Class by Don Marti Embedded development instructor Ed Skinner offers philosophy and practical advice in an introductory developer class.
	Embedded PCI and Linux by Steven Slupsky How can you get the cost advantages of PCI and the ruggedness of an industrial platform in one form factor? Use inexpensive DIMM connectors and everyone's favorite OS.
Contests
	Contest Frenzy! by Don Marti If it's still an "idiot box" after this contest, you have nobody to blame but yourself.
Letters
	Letters by Letters Editor Readers bite back.
New Products
	New Products by Heather Mead BlueCat 4.0 and RT, VT 900 Set-Top Box, DeviceGate-E gateway, Zaurus SL-5000D

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If last month's Infrastrucuture issue was too "big" for you then try on this month's Embedded issue. Find out how to use Player for programming mobile robots, build a humidity controller for your root cellar, find out how to reduce the boot time of your embedded system, and if you're new to embedded systems find out the basics that go into one. You can also read about the Beagle Board, the Mesh Potato and a spate of other interestingly named items. And along with our regular columns don't miss our new monthly column: Economy Size Geek.

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