Wikipedia Goes Mobile

eldavojohn writes, "Webaroo has added Wikipedia to their services on mobile devices. There have also been open source efforts to deliver it to the iPod (also check out the wiki) or a PDA. I guess if I were still a bartender, this would be a necessity in solving bar disputes before they escalate to fisticuffs." Wikipedia requires 6 GB of free space, 10 GB recommended. And remember: Don't Panic.

Finally !

[ATAMAH]

Finally i'll be able to download the intraweb to my harddrive!

Don't Panic! Don't Panic! Don't Panic!

[__aaclcg7560]

Wikipedia requires 6 GB of free space, 10 GB recommended.

Damn, I got to get myself a bigger PDA. Having 32MB isn't what it used to be!

Re:No, sorry,

[ATAMAH]

"Just the entirety of the world's knowledge, idiot" -- Well, that will obviously exclude any of your input :)

Re:Don't Panic! Don't Panic! Don't Panic!

[dangitman]

My PDA is a Cray.

Re:No, sorry,

[1337Garda]

What are you saying? A complete breakdown of the world of warcraft episode of south park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_co mes_to_South_Park) or the complete, 8 pages if you print it out, biography of Bender from futurama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bender_Bending_Rodr% C3%ADguez) are useless?

Unfortunately ...

[ggvaidya]

... initial excitement died down after a major publishing house announced the release of a competing device. With a cheaper price, and the words "Don't Panic" written in large, friendly letters on the cover, the new version, tentatively called "The Guide Mk 1", is expected to dramatically outsell Wikipedia's own offering.

Re:Don't Panic! Don't Panic! Don't Panic!

[__aaclcg7560]

My last PDA was a Univac!

Re:Don't Panic! Don't Panic! Don't Panic!

[znode]

"LAP-TOP: smaller and lighter than the average secretary
PORTABLE: smaller and lighter than the average refrigerator
TRANSPORTABLE: neither chained to a wall nor attached to an alarm system"
    -- THE PERSONAL COMPUTER AWARENESS DICTIONARY

I cannot wait

[Orion Blastar]

for when they put Uncyclopedia [uncyclopedia.org] on mobile devices as well. I need access to the funny stuff as well.

Re:Don't Panic! Don't Panic! Don't Panic!

[dangitman]

Actually, I was talking about shellfish.

Re:Dump troubles?

[kripkenstein]

Call somebody with Internet access and ask them.

But to do that I'd probably need to have friends first. Hmm, seems easier to download 6GB onto my mobile device.

Re:drinks

[rolfwind]

As far as I can tell, neither does Wikipedia:)

I'm still not happy.

[bmo]

When I can put Wikipedia on an HP48, then I will be happy.

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BMO