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29 pointsby tmzttoday at 4:15 PM6 commentsview on HN

I ported modern Linux to a ten-year-old HTC QWERTY phone as a handheld terminal.

I wrote it up here: https://tmzt.github.io/blog/a-modern-port-of-linux-to-a-ten-...

You can see the code here: https://github.com/tmzt/linux-stable-msm-dtsi


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d3Xt3rtoday at 8:18 PM

The HTC Evo 4G isn't a QWERTY phone though? https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_evo_4g-3427.php

Even doing a Google search for "Sprint EVO 4G" doesn't reveal a keyboard.

Do you have the gsmarena link to the exact model?

Edit: Did further digging, seems like you're talking about the HTC EVO Shift 4G. If so, you should update your blog with the correct model name.

https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_evo_shift_4g-3702.php

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yjftsjthsd-htoday at 5:25 PM

> The history and context are included in the git history and you can see the progression, different approaches, and other details.

As someone interested in this area: thank you

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elsig60today at 6:48 PM

Good write up. interesting idea. thank you

ktalletttoday at 7:25 PM

The fact this phone is 15 years old and has seen minimal obvious replacements is such a shame. I love this work!

kotbergtoday at 7:45 PM

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