Openmoko#Neo 1973

Project Openmoko was announced 7 November 2006{{cite web | title = Openmoko mailing list | url = http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2010-October/063653.html | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723051724/http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2010-October/063653.html | archive-date = 23 July 2011}} by its founders First International Computer (FIC).{{cite web | title = Cheap, hackable Linux smartphone due soon | url = http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2986976174.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629120640/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Cheap-hackable-Linux-smartphone-due-soon/ |archive-date=2012-06-29}} The Initial core team for Openmoko project included Werner Almesberger, Michael Lauer, Sean Moss-Pultz and Harald Welte.

The name Openmoko is an acronym for Open Mobile Kommunikations.{{cite web|url=http://openmoko.com/press/OpenMoko_20061107.pdf|title=Open Moko Announces the World's First Integrated OpenSource Mobile Communications Platformat OpenSource in Mobile Conference in Amsterdam|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807173036/http://www.openmoko.com/press/OpenMoko_20061107.pdf|archive-date=2008-08-07|url-status=dead}}

The codename for the phone product series, GTA, is an abbreviation of "GSM-TI-AGPS" which indicates the main components of the phone.[http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2009-April/045297.html GTA03 or 3d7k?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723051617/http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2009-April/045297.html |date=23 July 2011 }}. Lists.openmoko.org. Retrieved 2013-09-19.

Originally Openmoko Inc. developed its own operating system for the phones, which was called Openmoko Linux or Om. It uses the Linux kernel, together with a graphical user environment built using the X.Org Server. The OpenEmbedded build framework and opkg package system were used to create and maintain software packages. The initial version named Om 2007 used the GTK+ toolkit and the Matchbox window manager. Om 2008, which was released in August 2008, added support for the Qt toolkit and Enlightenment 17. Despite continuous improvements both of these versions did not reach a stable state. As a result, Openmoko started developing Om 2009, which had the goal of providing a stable environment based on the middleware from freesmartphone.org, a project that was financed by Openmoko. However, this version was not finished either, and in April 2009 Openmoko cancelled the development of software.

This task was taken over by several efforts of the community. Several groups have created modified versions of the original software or ported other systems to work on the phones. Among others, the Openmoko phones now support Android, Debian, Gentoo, Qt Extended Improved, QtMoko, and SHR.

{{Infobox Information appliance

|name = Neo 1973

|image = 170px

|manufacturer = FIC

|type = smartphone

|releasedate = {{Start date|df=yes|2007|07|09}}

|connectivity = GSM
GPRS
Bluetooth 2.0
AGPS
USB 1.1 slave and host
2.5-mm audio jack

|media = microSD, SDHC capable

|os = Openmoko Linux, Qtopia (both Linux-based)

|input = touchscreen
buttons

|power = 1200-mAh removable battery{{cite mailing list|url=http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-February/013205.html|last=Shiloh|first=Michael|title=GTA02 Battery Capacity (Was: Re: More about the GTA02)|mailing-list=openmoko-community|date=2008-02-08|access-date=2008-02-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216071812/http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-February/013205.html|archive-date=16 February 2008}}

|cpu = Samsung s3c2410 SoC @ 266 MHz

|memory = 128 MB SDRAM
64 MB NAND flash

|display = 2.8 in. VGA (480×640) TFT, 282 pixels/in.

|dimensions = 120.7 × 62 × 18.5 (mm)

|successor = Neo FreeRunner

}}

Openmoko hardware aspires to the term open-source hardware although in various areas the availability of cell phone components and legal requirements prevent full conformance to this term.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}

As do many other vendors, Openmoko Inc., notoriously failed to meet the publicly announced hardware release dates, and postponed releases many times.

The first supported phone, the Neo 1973 GTA01 (version: Bv4), was distributed exclusively through openmoko.com from July 2007 to February 2008.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}

The second revision of hardware based on the GTA01 design is the Dash Express, an automotive navigation system. The Dash Express has a faster CPU (Samsung 2440) and Wi-Fi ability.

The third hardware platform, the Neo FreeRunner codenamed GTA02 is an improved version of the Neo 1973.

Both the Neo 1973 and the Neo FreeRunner lack an integrated camera.

The Neo 1973 (codenamed GTA01) phone was a "developers only" release. The device is named after the first year of cellular telephone communication: the inventor of the cellular phone, Martin Cooper, made the first call in 1973. The phone released was inconsistently-named Neo 1973 or Neo1973. The Neo 1973 was sold from 9 July 2007 to February 2008. It was priced at US$300 for the basic model, or US$450 for a kit including more tools for hardware work.

The initial releases of the Neo 1973 were hampered by supplier shortages, which forced the shipping date to slip, and hardware development difficulties exacerbated by the small size of the core team.{{cite mailing list |last=Moss-Pultz |first=Sean |title=Some light ahead... |mailing-list=openmoko-announce |date=2007-04-25 |url=http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/announce/2007-April/000012.html |access-date=2007-06-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702135331/http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/announce/2007-April/000012.html |archive-date=2 July 2007}} Furthermore, other platforms have been ported to the Neo 1973, including Qt Extended, Debian and Android.

The phone supports the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz GSM frequency bands. Many Linux and unix programs used on desktop and server platforms, including utilities and games, have been successfully run on the phone. In addition to Linux, the NetBSD, FreeBSD and L4 kernels have been adapted by users to run on the platform or are under development.

This hardware platform can be emulated in software with a high level of compatibility using a version of QEMU included in the Openmoko software suite.

Shortly before the shipping of the successor, the Neo Freerunner, the OpenMoko project released the CAD files, the schematics and other development resources of the Neo 1973 and Freerunner under a Creative Commons license, the CC BY-SA 3.0.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080312054147/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080304.WBcyberia20080304133308/WBStory/WBcyberia/ Linux goes walkabout] by Jack Kapic on theglobeandmail.com (4 March 2008)[https://web.archive.org/web/20080312160905/http://downloads.openmoko.org/CAD/ downloads.openmoko.org/CAD] on webarchive[https://web.archive.org/web/20150905183025/http://downloads.openmoko.org/developer/schematics/ schematics] on openmoko.org (archived){{cite web |title=openmoko.com | Download |publisher=Openmoko |year=2009 |url=http://www.openmoko.com/download-cad.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822131123/http://www.openmoko.com/download-cad.html |archive-date=2008-08-22 |access-date=2009-01-04}} The schematics are available for download from OpenMoko{{cite web |title=openmoko.com | Download |publisher=Openmoko |year=2009 |url=http://www.openmoko.com/download-schematics.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080822131128/http://www.openmoko.com/download-schematics.html |archive-date=2008-08-22 |access-date= 2009-01-04}} and Wikimedia Commons{{cite web |title=Category:Openmoko schematics |work=Wikimedia Commons |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |year=2009 |url=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Openmoko_schematics |access-date=2009-01-04}} under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license.

{{Infobox information appliance

| name = Neo FreeRunner

| image = Freerunner02.png

| manufacturer = FIC

| type = Smartphone

| connectivity = GSM
Bluetooth 2.0
GPRS
AGPS
WiFi (802.11 b/g)
USB 1.1 slave and host
2.5-mm audio jack

| releasedate = {{start date|df=yes|2008|07|03}}

| unitssold = 10,000 (2009){{cite mailing list|url=http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td2103754|last=Moss-Pultz|first=Sean|title=Questions and Answers|mailing-list=openmoko-community|date=2009-01-03|access-date=2015-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916072318/http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td2103754|archive-date=16 September 2012|url-status=dead}}

| media = microSD, SDHC capable
[http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/WM8753 Wolfson WM8753 Codec]

| operatingsystem = Openmoko Linux, Qt Extended, Debian, Stable Hybrid Release,{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/SHR |title=SHR - Openmoko |publisher=Wiki.openmoko.org |date=2010-09-30 |access-date=2013-08-19}} Android, Gentoo (all Linux-based), Inferno

| input = touchscreen
2 hardware buttons

| power = 4.4 Wh (1200 mAh @ 3.7V) removable battery

| cpu = Samsung S3C2442 SoC @ 400 MHz

| memory = 128 MB SDRAM
256 MB NAND flash

| dimensions = 120.7 × 62 × 18.5 (mm)

| display = 2.8 in. VGA (480×640) TFT, 286 pixels/in.

}}

The Neo FreeRunner (codenamed GTA02) was the successor to the Neo 1973. The changes include a faster processor (clocked at 400 MHz), 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, two accelerometers and 3D graphics acceleration. It was released for the mass market on 25 June 2008. It was intended for users with a high demand for customizability.

The Neo FreeRunner started shipping on 24 June 2008 and was priced individually at US$250{{cite mailing list|url=http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-April/015080.html|last=Mosher|first=Steven|title=GFreeRunner Pricing and PVT update|mailing-list=openmoko-community|date=2008-04-11|access-date=2008-04-12}} and at US$200 each if purchased in multiples of five.{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GroupSales |title=Group sales - Openmoko |publisher=Wiki.openmoko.org |date=2012-10-17 |access-date=2013-08-19}} A debug board is available for US$99.

The Neo FreeRunner includes features that were not present in the development release of the phone (Neo 1973). The changes include 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, SMedia 3362 graphics accelerator, two 3D accelerometers, Samsung 2442 SoC, and 256 MB of flash memory.{{cite mailing list|url=http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/announce/2007-June/000014.html|title=New Oceans|date=2007-06-28|access-date=2007-06-28|mailing-list=openmoko-announce|last=Moss-Pultz|first=Sean}}

As of the 2008.08 software revision only the GSM phone module is working reliably; the Freerunner's hardware does not yet have fully functional software interfaces. The software development is split between Qtopia under X11, GTK+, [http://www.freesmartphone.org/ FSO], Debian.[http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/16/0037221 Debian On the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner Phone], Slashdot article. There are also some derivates of the Openmoko main distribution SHR and FDOM (Fat and Dirty Openmoko). The vanilla Qtopia distribution is recommended by Openmoko for users not wishing to use early development stage software, and FDOM for those who want to test the latest features and fixes without worrying about stability.

It is also possible to run Inferno on OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner.{{cite web|url=http://code.google.com/p/inferno-openmoko/ |title=inferno-openmoko - inferno for openmoko neo freerunner - Google Project Hosting |access-date=2013-08-19}}

Android has been patched to run on the OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner by at least two different developers.{{cite web|url=http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Android |title=Android - Openmoko |publisher=Wiki.openmoko.org |date=2012-01-09 |access-date=2013-08-19}}

OpenWrt can be compiled for the Neo FreeRunner.[http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/s3c24xx/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925032313/http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/s3c24xx/|date=25 September 2011}}

The Neo FreeRunner makes an appearance in William Gibson's 2010 novel Zero History, as the phone initially used by the character Milgrim.

{{Main|Dash Express}}

On 2 January 2008 the Dash Express, a GPS device, with hardware developed by Openmoko Inc. was announced running Openmoko Linux.{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS101671+02-Jan-2008+BW20080102 | title = Openmoko Extends Mobile Phone to Power Next-Generation Dash GPS | publisher = Reuters (press release) | date = 2008-01-02 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090110093927/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS101671+02-Jan-2008+BW20080102 | archive-date = 10 January 2009}} This device, initially codenamed the [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/HXD8 HXD8], seems to use little or none of the openmoko user-interface, simply using patches to the kernel developed by Openmoko Inc, and running an application from [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409182618/http://www.dash.net/ Dash Navigation] on it to provide navigation and a user interface.

There is a lack of reference material for what happened to the GTA03 (codename of 3D7K). Openmoko built 3 working prototypes which had capacitive touchscreens and a fully transparent curved case{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} .

The latest product from Openmoko Inc. was the WikiReader, a device to read Wikipedia articles offline.{{cite web |url=http://thewikireader.com |title=WikiReader Official Website}}

The German engineering firm "Golden Delicious Computers" began producing the GTA04 with an 800 MHz Cortex-A8 ARM (1 GHz) processor, an 800 MHz C64x+ DSP (digital signal processor) core, and a 3D graphics accelerator.

With those specifications and the 512 MB RAM combined with 512 MB NAND Flash and 32 GB expandable microSDHC, it would have been similar in performance to the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.[https://archive.today/20130128185112/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Golden-Delicious-Openmoko-GTA04/ Openmoko smartphone reborn as hackable GTA04 - News - Linux for Devices]. Archive.is. Retrieved 2013-09-19.[http://www.openmoko.com/freerunner_distributors.html?iframe Openmoko, Inc. | FreeRunner Distributors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302045120/http://www.openmoko.com/freerunner_distributors.html?iframe |date=2 March 2012 }}. Openmoko.com. Retrieved 2013-09-19.

File:GTA04.png.]]

Golden Delicious GTA04 board is designed to exchange the GTA02 board in the Neo FreeRunner housing - and the GTA01 board in the Neo 1973 housing.

This was a release of the Openmoko Beagle Hybrid, a platform using the Beagle Board as a basis for developing and prototyping a next generation Openmoko phone.{{cite web|url=http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2010-September/063077.html|title=[GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing|access-date=16 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170508/http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2010-September/063077.html|archive-date=3 March 2016}} The following month, Golden Delicious stated their long-term goal of bringing such a phone to market.{{cite web|url=http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2010-October/063512.html|title=[GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing|access-date=16 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173912/http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2010-October/063512.html|archive-date=3 March 2016}} The new GTA04 board fit into the Neo Freerunner case and connected to the existing display and other components.[http://www.handheld-linux.com/wiki.php?page=GTA04 GTA04] The first batch of GTA04A3 EA (early adopter) started shipping on 10 October 2011.{{cite web|url=http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/2011-October/000385.html|title=[Gta04-owner] ANN GTA04A3: Milestone reached!|date=7 October 2011 |access-date=16 August 2015}} Version GTA04A4 first batch started shipping on 31 January 2012.{{cite web|url=http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/2012-January/001379.html|title=[Gta04-owner] GTA04A4 starts shipping tomorrow|date=30 January 2012 |access-date=16 August 2015}} The design for the next revision, GTA04A5, contained some minor but relevant upgrades in design and parts, and replacement of end-of-life components. The production was crowd funded.{{cite web|url=http://shop.goldelico.com/wiki.php?page=GTA04A5|title=GTA04A5|author=Golden Delicious Computers GmbH&Co. KG|access-date=16 August 2015}}

It is also possible to order a ready made phone called OpenPhoenux or GTA04 Complete.{{Cite web |title=GTA04 Complete |url=https://www.handheld-linux.com/wiki.php?page=GTA04%20Complete |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.handheld-linux.com}}

Hardware:

• CPU: ARM Cortex A8 with 1000 MHz
• Memory: 512 MB RAM / 1024 MB NAND
• Interconnect: WiFi, WLAN, Bluetooth
• WLAN: UMTS module with 3.75G (up to 14.4 Mbit/s)
• Sensors (Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer)
• GPS
• USB OTG 2.0
• connector for optional camera module
• well documented building blocks so user allowed to write their own boot loaders and kernels.

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• Qtopia

{{reflist}}

{{Commons category|Openmoko}}

{{Commons category|Neo FreeRunner}}

{{Wikiversity}}

• {{Official website}}
• [http://www.openmoko.org/ Development portal]
• [http://guruworkshop.com/omoko Neo Freerunner 3D model, click and drag to rotate]
• [https://lwn.net/Articles/247187/ LWN.net: A first look at the OpenMoko Neo1973], August 2007
• [http://laforge.gnumonks.org/blog/20160920-openmoko_10years/ "Ten years anniversary of Openmoko"] by Harald Welte

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