On Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 08:00:49PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [snip] > > WinCE??? What are you thinking??? :)
I'm thinking there is probably a hack to let me get Linux on a machine that would run WinCE. =) > What about the Zaurus; is it any good? I was really hyped for the I don't know. A fellow in town here had a prototype of the original Zaurus and I got to play with it a little bit and it was very cool... I liked the fact you could get a terminal on there. =) Had some other cool stuff as well, but to get a Zaurus up here (in Canada) is really really expensive and I don't want to deal with it if it blows up. At least with a palm or WinCE-based pda I can go back to Future Shop with it and deal with them and their extended warranty. > Agenda VR3 a few years ago, but they died and I got really > disappointed. I've grown pretty used to the PalmOS and I've also > been looking at Sony Clie lately. A friend at work has a Clie and > it's really small but has great graphics - good price too. > I'd like to try the linux pda scene, but I'm concerned that I > would be taking a step backward as far as graffiti support and > apps and just general usability. I really would like access to > linux tools though (ssh, vi, pine). They keep trying to put all > these stupid "features" in the new pdas; they're ridiculous for > the most part. I'd like something exactly like my visor, except > with a color screen. I like the springboard port and being able > to connect a full-size keyboard (I hate those goofy little > thumb-keyboards!) And finally, I want to be able to ssh into my > server with a 802.11b wireless card or a wireless modem while > still connected to the keyboard. > > I don't ask too much, do I? Nope, you're like me. =) I've got a Tungsten T and was hoping I could share the network connection from my powerbook using bluetooth, but I haven't been able to figure that out yet. I assume it is possible somehow, but just need to sit down and figure it out. I was also looking at the other Tungsten models; the integrated cell phone one was cool but I'd have to go with a cellphone carrier that I vowed never to use again, so that was out. The 802.11b model (Tungsten W?) looked pretty cool, but was about $300 more than what I could get my Tungsten T for, so I opted for it. I've also got the portable fold out keyboard, and I like how the Tungsten squishes down to become smaller. Definitely my kind of machine. Now if I could replace PalmOS with Linux (with a way to return to it if I wanted), that would kill. Ideally a Linux system that could run PalmOS in some kind of virtualization... now that would rule. Or, rather, some nice "geek" apps for PalmOS. I use my Palm more for note taking, the calendar, and address book.. working on word docs on it is a definite bonus. But I want to take that a step further. =) I know there is a ssh for palmos (would have to hunt thru my bookmarks to find it), so I was hoping there would be more of that kind of thing. Ah well, maybe someone smarter than me can port vi to palmos... =) -- MandrakeSoft Security; http://www.mandrakesecure.net/ Online Security Resource Book; http://linsec.ca/ "lynx -source http://linsec.ca/vdanen.asc | gpg --import" {FE6F2AFD : 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD}
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