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Postby Robbie » Sep 9th, '10, 18:13



I've just got my hands on a GP2X Wiz:

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It's primarily for gaming, but I did get an office-type suite for it too (just to pretend to be a serious grown-up person) and I've just installed a reader that claims to handle PDFs as well as text. Haven't tried that one out yet.

The Wiz is about the size of the bottom half of a Nintendo DS. It's a proper computer running a version of Linux, so its real strength is being able to emulate pretty much anything pre-2000. Currently awaiting a delivery of SD cards so I can start emulating! I'm still an Amigaphile at heart, and it will be great to have a pocket Amiga. Meanwhile I'm messing about with some Wiz-specific games and also testing out a load of Flash games. It's a bit erratic with Flash programs -- some it runs perfectly, some not at all, and most somewhere in between.

The only slightly irksome thing is that, although the Wiz only came out last year, the company has already moved on to its successor (the Caanoo). Oh well.

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Postby spooneythegoon » Sep 9th, '10, 20:57

want one. :D

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Postby Robbie » Sep 10th, '10, 11:58

I got mine on eBay, essentially new. Apparently it was an unwanted gift. The previous owner had already installed everything and charged it up, though, which was nice!

Dealer price seems to be about £125-150. I got mine for a bit less than that, and there were a few other cheaper ones on eBay with more use to them. Since they're officially obsolete now that the Caanoo has come out, you might be able to pick one up on sale somewhere.

Did I mention it was open source? So you can do your own programming if you're so inclined. Nearly all the Wiz-specific programs are homebrew freeware.

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