Linux Journal Contents Focus Focus: Embedded Systems by Marjorie Richardson Features Portable Real-Time Applications by Juergen Kahrs The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers. --Richard Hamming, 1915-1998 Embedding Linux in a Commercial Product by Joel R. Williams A look at embedded systems and what it takes to build one. Porting Linux to a Power PC Board by He Zhu and Xiaoqiang Chen An experiment and experience in using Linux in an embedded application. Embedding Linux to Control Accelerators and Experiments by A. Gotz, P. Makijarvi, B. Regad, M. Perez, P. Mangiagalli A scientific laboratory in Europe depends on Linux for controlling equipment used in their research. Forum Running Linux on a Laptop by Erik Max Francis A quick look at what to look for in a laptop for Linux and how to set it up. Transvirtual Adopts Microsoft Java Extensions by Craig Knudsen Mr. Knudsen tells us why this company chose to add MS extensions to Kaffe, the Open Source Java implementation. Houdini: Magic Doesn't Just Happen by Michael J. Hammel Side Effects Software pulls the Linux penguin out of its hat with a port of Houdini. upFRONT by Doc Searls Lyle Ball, Caldera by Marjorie Richardson Reviews Cygnus GNUPro Toolkit for Linux, v1.0 by Daniel Lazenby Fast Ethernet Network Starter Kit (FENSK04) by John Kacur SuSE Linux 6.1 by Jason Kroll CodeWarrior for Red Hat, Linux, GNU Edition, Version 4 by Jason Kroll NexStar by Jason Kroll Learning Python by Phil Hughes Linux for Dummies (2nd Edition) by Harvey Friedman Columns Linux Apprentice: Creating CDs by Alex Withers Complete instructions for storing your data on CD. At the Forge: Dynamic Graphics and Personalization by Reuven M. Lerner A continuation of the discussion on creating graphics dynamically on the Web. Linux in Education: Linux in Kuala Lumpur by Dr. Junaid Ahmed Zubairi Setting up computing facilities at a Maylasian university was easy using Linux. Focus on Software: Focus on Software by David Bandel Departments Letters More Letters From the Publisher: Is KDE the Answer? by Phil Hughes Best of Technical Support New Products Advertisers Index Strictly On-Line Java Servlets by Doug Welzel An introduction to writing and running Java servlets on Linux. Bisel Bank by Pablo Trincavelli How a bank in Argentina is using Linux for testing database and web applications. Perl in a Nutshell by Jan Rooijackers Java 2 Software Development Kit by Harry J. Foxwell LIMP: Large Image Manipulation Project by Valient Gough Designing a new library for processing of large images using a minimal amount of memory. Web Client Programming using Perl by Robb Hill Web site monitoring of your system can be easy using Linux and Perl. Open Source Software for Real-time Solutions by Charles Curley Mr. Curley takes a look at two open-source solutions for embedded systems: RTLinux and eCOS from Cygnus.