For what it's worth (not much) I'm throwing away a Palm T1 Tungsten and a HP Jornada 545. Both have cradles (software, etc.) and probably need a battery replacement; though they still work. I can brown bag them to the curb for anyone interested.
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Michael Miller <mike.mikemil...@gmail.com>wrote: > If you are looking to go the Android route I would wait until a 2Ghz > device is sold. That way you are assured to be able to upgrade to the > next 2.X release an the 3.0 release as well. > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Allen Brown <abr...@peak.org> wrote: > > Years ago I bought a Palm Z22 for $99. It recently died. I need > > to replace it. Naturally I would prefer something that runs > > Linux. > > > > Cost matters, of course. But the Palm Z22 price has gone up. > > Weird! It is now $150. It is also an HP product. Once upon > > a time that would have given it favor in my mind. But HP has > > gone evil, so now they get no favor. > > > > I thought an Archos 32 would do the trick. The size is good. > > The price is $150. I actually bought one before I found out > > it totally does not meet my needs. I returned it. > > The other Archos pads may have calendar capability. I didn't > > check. They are too big. > > > > The most important function of the PDA for me is the calendar. > > It has to beep at me to warm me of appointments. Without that, > > it is worthless to me. > > > > Being able to connect to the web (in a pinch) would be > > nice, but is not required. The Z22 can't do that. All the > > other products I'm aware of, can. > > > > The Archos 32 is worthless to me. It has no calendar function > > with alarms. And no internal speaker. Even if it had a calendar > > function I would have to walk around with ear buds to hear the > > alarms. Boo. > > > > Two Linux products which appear to have the functionality I > > require are the Droid and the Nokia N900. Both are approx > > $400. Both are also mobile phones. I don't need (or want) > > a mobile. I definitely don't want to be tied to a phone > > company to get the functionality of the device. And that price > > is too much for a very fancy alarm watch. But if I do buy > > a mobile it has to be capable of international use (GSM) > > and it has to be unlocked. > > > > The only other product I've found which comes close is the > > Apple iPod Touch for $230. That's still pretty expensive. > > But I am considering it. But I really would prefer to avoid > > Apple's "walled garden". The company is too hostile to Linux > > for my taste. > > > > Here is a summary: > > Palm Z22 $150 > > + Good calendar > > - More expensive than it's worth > > Archos 32 $150 > > - No alarm capabilities. Worthless > > Nokia N900 GSM $400 > > + Adequate calendar > > - Much too expensive > > Droid GSM $420 > > + Adequate calendar > > - Much much too expensive > > Apple iPod Touch $230 > > + Adequate calendar > > - Somewhat expensive > > - Apple company is hostile to Linux > > > > Are there other products out there that I should consider? > > -- > > Allen Brown abrown at peak.org > http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/<http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/%7Eabrown/> > > Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is > > too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly > > and ignorant superstition. --- Carl Sagan > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EUGLUG mailing list > > euglug@euglug.org > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > euglug@euglug.org > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug >
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