The Linux-based platform will target Internet applications like interactive TV, global positioning satellite receivers, cellular phones and other networking equipment, along with the emerging information appliance market.

TurboLinux is one of the earliest suppliers of a Chinese-language Linux . The partners said their solution would offer Chinese customers full support, including the ability to input Chinese and Chinese menus under Xwindow. The Linux-PowerPC system will support hardware including CD-ROMs, floppy-disk drives, network interface and display cards. It will also offer low memory and hard-disk requirements.

Yui-Kaye Ho, general manager of Motorola Semiconductor's Networking and Computing System Group for the Asia/Pacific region, said, "The collaboration with TurboLinux to combine a world-class operating system with the PowerPC family enhances our leadership in the embedded systems market in China, improving service offerings to our Chinese customers."