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Pepper Pad

The Pepper Pad was a family of Linux-based mobile computers with Internet capability and which doubled as a handheld game console. They also served as a portable multimedia device. The devices used Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies for Internet connection. Pepper Pads are now obsolete, unsupported and the parent company has ceased operations.

Support
Pepper Computer, Inc. has ceased operations and is no longer providing support or sales for Pepper Pad web computers or Pepper Linux. ==Software==
Software
Pepper Pads ran Pepper's "Pepper Keeper" software and suite of applications. Pepper's software was designed to be easy to use, and offered many features later found in devices like the iPhone and Android. The Pepper Keeper's home screen provided large icons for launching applications including a web browser, mail client, chat client, photo viewer, music player, video player, games, and a scrapbooking application. Pepper offered an application store, automatic software updates, and a simple way to share photos, music, and files with friends. The Pepper Keeper ran atop Pepper Linux, Pepper's custom version of the Linux operating system. Pepper Linux was ported to multiple devices including the One Laptop per Child. ==Software ported to the Pepper Pad==
Software ported to the Pepper Pad
FCE Ultra (NES emulator) • Adobe Systems/Macromedia Flash 7 • JavaX11GTK+ • Mozilla FirefoxRealPlayerHelixSqueak == Hardware (Pepper Pad 3) ==
Hardware (Pepper Pad 3)
• 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 AMD Geode CPU, 533 MHz clock speed, x86 instruction set with MMX and 3DNow! extensions, integrated northbridge, graphics controller and PCI bridge • AMD CS5536 Companion device (southbridge), USB 2.0 / IDE / IR / SMBus / APM interface • Wolfson WM9713 AC97 Audio / Touchscreen interface • 256 MB DDR SDRAM (DDR-333 SO-DIMM) • 256 KB BIOS ROM • Chrontel CH7013B NTSC/PAL TV signal encoder • IrDA and TvIR emitters/receivers Subsystems Hitachi Travelstar 20 GB 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 • 3800 mAh lithium-ion battery • stereo speakers • microphone • 640x480 digital camera, fixed focus External Ports • 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 miniPCI (occupied by WiFi interface) • JTAG test-access port. • Serial port with console ==See also==
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