space for running applications. Linux It is possible to install a custom version of Linux on the HTC Universal. Despite the lack of cooperation by HTC (and most other smartphone/PPC manufacturers for that matter), drivers for most of the device's components are functional (the two cameras and the flash ROM being the only significant exceptions). It is possible to run various handheld Linux distributions on the Universal, though application support is in its infancy. Windows Mobile 6 (Crossbow) There are numerous "unofficial" builds of Windows Mobile 6 (Crossbow) which have been made to run on this device, and now even some tools whthatllow users to create their own custom WM6 ROM images (a process commonly known by the term "cooking ROMs"). There is a thriving community of people dedicated to improving these WM6 builds (and associated tools) on the Universal. References External links xda-developers Probably the largest community of Pocket PC phone users out there. The majority of "unofficial" WM6 ROM development/hacking for the Universal & many other PPC phones is located here. Android on the HTC Universal www.iPocketPC.Net The largest software website for free HTC software for Pocket PC and Windows Mobile. See, in particular, the HTC Universal section of the xda-developers' wiki Linux on Universal status page The supported hardware page of the Openmoko project Runnable Linux images for the HTC Universal Titchy Mobile - Debian GNU/Linux on the HTC Universal Linux on the HTC Universal Windows Mobile Professional devices Universal Mobile phones with an integrated hardware keyboard Mobile phones with infrared transmitter