eReader device - device that can read and run files under microsoft office

[trojanHOrse]

hi cno po my knowledge of making a device that can read and run files under microsoft office? the resulting device will be a "cellphone-like" device that will read files from a flashdisk.. help anyone... i am willing to pay the price.. thanks..

[Vhangell]

If you are going to open Microsoft Office document, you need a software capable of opening such formats.
Kung MS Office ang gagamitin, dapat x86 ang architecture nang device mo (on top of windows OS).

Pero kung gagawa ka nang compatible software like OpenOffice, Abiword, etc (on top of Linux), then, there are a wide variety of hardware available. 32bit processors po ang gagamitin ng reader nyo and malaki ang kakailanganin na resources (processing power and memory). Malaking gastusin po ang gugugulin sa project na ito. Plus, I doubt na makuha sa "cellphone-like" ang hitsura kung DIY. Unless handa po kayong gumastos pang fabricate ng buong system.

I beleive ang nokia phones ngayon na may Symbian OS ay meron nang application to open Office documents. Download nyo na lang po yun.

Another option, use a 2nd hand PocketPC. It uses WinCE based operating system that is created by Microsoft. May software para magopen, magedit nang Office documents and other ebook formats.

Ang magiging bottleneck nyo po dito is yung hardware. But this is very possible to make naman. Malaki lang talaga ang magagastos.


Hint:
Gumstix Overo
FriendlyArm
Beagleboard
OMAP3530 SBC

[trojanHOrse]

If you are going to open Microsoft Office document, you need a software capable of opening such formats.
Kung MS Office ang gagamitin, dapat x86 ang architecture nang device mo (on top of windows OS).

Pero kung gagawa ka nang compatible software like OpenOffice, Abiword, etc (on top of Linux), then, there are a wide variety of hardware available. 32bit processors po ang gagamitin ng reader nyo and malaki ang kakailanganin na resources (processing power and memory). Malaking gastusin po ang gugugulin sa project na ito. Plus, I doubt na makuha sa "cellphone-like" ang hitsura kung DIY. Unless handa po kayong gumastos pang fabricate ng buong system.

I beleive ang nokia phones ngayon na may Symbian OS ay meron nang application to open Office documents. Download nyo na lang po yun.

Another option, use a 2nd hand PocketPC. It uses WinCE based operating system that is created by Microsoft. May software para magopen, magedit nang Office documents and other ebook formats.

Ang magiging bottleneck nyo po dito is yung hardware. But this is very possible to make naman. Malaki lang talaga ang magagastos.


Hint:
Gumstix Overo
FriendlyArm
Beagleboard
OMAP3530 SBC

ok lang kahit hindi totally cellphone-like. the idea is to make a device na mag oopen ng files under MS Office. may LCD screen and control pad. i've read about beagle board but the thing is out of stock na ung board. if you're going to use Gumstix Overo pano sya ipoprogram? my open source programs po ba na downloadable for this?