Pepper Pad
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The Pepper Pad is a Linux-based mobile computer with Internet capability and doubles as a handheld game console. It also serves as a portable multimedia device. The device uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies for Internet connection.
The Pepper Pad 3 has a split QWERTY button keyboard, built-in microphone, video camera, composite video output, and stereo speakers, Infra-Red receiver and transmitter, 800x480 7 inch LCD touchscreen (with stylus), SD/MMC Flash memory slot, 20 or 30 GB hard disk, 256MB RAM, 256KB ROM, AMD CPU, and both Wi-Fi (b/g) and Bluetooth 2.0. The built-in software is a variant of Linux (2.6 kernel) with an extensive variety of Open Source software.
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Support[edit]
Pepper Computer, Inc. has ceased operations and is no longer providing support or sales for Pepper Pad web computers or Pepper Linux.
Software ported to the Pepper Pad[edit]
- FCE Ultra (NES emulator)
- Adobe Systems/Macromedia Flash 7
- Java
- X11
- GTK+
- Mozilla Firefox
- RealPlayer
- Helix
- Squeak
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Hardware[edit]
- Mass: 2.1 pounds (985g)
- Size: 29 cm x 14.9 cm x 2.3 cm (11.4" x 5.9" x 0.9")
Mainboard[edit]
- AMD Geode CPU, 533MHz clock speed, x86 instruction set with MMX and 3DNow extensions, integrated north bridge, graphics controller and PCI bridge
- AMD CS5536 Companion device (south bridge), USB 2.0 / IDE / IR / SMBus / APM interface
- Wolfson WM9713 AC97 Audio / Touchscreen interface
- 256MB DDR SDRAM (DDR-333 SO-DIMM)
- 256KB BIOS ROM
- Chrontel CH7013B NTSC/PAL TV signal encoder
- IrDA and TvIR emitters/receivers
Subsystems[edit]
- Hitachi TravelStar 20GB 1.8" IDE disk drive
- Atheros AR2413A-based mini-PCI 802.11b/g WiFi interface, with externally attached antenna (external to the card, internal to the Pepper)
- Bluetooth 2.0
- AU Optronics A070VW01 7.0" 800x480 TFT LCD
- Integrated 62-key clicky keyboard, including 4-way cursor array and scroll wheel
- 3800mAh Lithium-Ion Battery
- Stereo Speakers
- Microphone
- 640x480 digital camera, fixed focus
External Ports[edit]
- USB 2.0 host port
- USB 2.0 device port
- 1/8" Stereo headphone out
- 1/8" Composite video out
- 1/8" Microphone In
Internal Ports[edit]
- miniPCI (occupied by WiFi interface)
- JTAG test-access port.
- Serial port with console
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Pepper Computer, Inc.
- DOWN 2011-02-24 Hanbit America, hardware manufacturer website
- Archive of Hanbit America Web archive of hardware manufacturer website
- Pepper Pad Community Forums, official discussion forums
- DOWN 2011-02-24 Pepper Wiki, Pepper Pad information repository
- Web archive of wiki Archive
- Pepper Linux 4.0 Application Launching Preview (Video)
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