Linux Enthusiasts Going Gadget Crazy

Mon., Feb. 7, 2000

Compiled By Bill Sallquist

Linux, the scrappy underdog fighting for a share of the operating system market, is testing the water in a promising new arena.

Linux has set its sights on running the basic functions of gadgets used to hook into the Internet and interacting with TV.

Several major technology companies already have disclosed plans for incorporating the software into everything from touch-sensitive screens for Web surfing to microwave ovens.

Associated Press

* Lost and found: Many merchants have a lost and found operation, but Chris Skeeles has taken things to a new level.

His Internet business is devoted to helping people locate people.

For $29, LocateMe.com will enter a name, date of birth, gender and the last state the person being sought lived in and search its huge database. The customer gets a list of all the matches.

Knight Ridder

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