To a non-geek, this might seem like the ultimate so-what moment, but just take
a minute to consider the possibilities. We??™ve mentioned many times before
that your iPod already has its own built-in operating system, or firmware, as
it??™s called, but the iPod??™s firmware, as sophisticated as it is, is fairly limited as
far as operating systems go, and your iPod has a lot more going for it than it
lets on. Replacing your iPod??™s built-in operating system with something more
robust??”something like Linux, for example, which plays in the same league as
Windows and Mac OS X??”brings out your iPod??™s inner computer in ways that
Steve Jobs never conceived of. You get your tunes??”that??™s just a given??”plus
games, calculators, calendars, clocks, maps, text editors, graphics editors,
system utilities, and on and on. Suddenly you??™re not just packing an MP3
player. You??™ve got a surprisingly versatile digital engine of computation right
there in the palm of your hand.
NOTE
iPodLinux is not the only alternate firmware that you can
install and use on your iPod.
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