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Pocket Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy (Wikipedia style)

posted May 13th 2008 10:00am by Will O'Brien
filed under: classic hacks, handhelds hacks

[PKM] decided to breathe new life into a Psion 5mx handheld. He slapped linux on it, added a wikipedia dump to a CD card, and voila: pocket wikipedia. It’s the closest thing to an actual hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy I’ve ever seen. So long and thanks for all the fish!

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