Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:11:05 -0700 From: Mark Srebnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [OT] Back, with Linux & Zaurus
Hi Tory, Great to read about your using a SL-C3000 like me. They're great! The more I use mine the more I like it.....it does make you wonder sometimes about why to lug around a laptop... ;-) Recently put X/Qt and Debian on it with iceWM! Overall, works great and you can still run it with Qtopia at the same time! Also, re-flashed ROM with the new Cacko beta, works great too..... Mark Silicone Valley Zaurester on 6/1/05 6:15 PM, Tory Braybrook at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:15:55 -0600 > From: Tory Braybrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Back, with Linux! > > Great read! > > I'd given up on my Libbys and had pretty much moved entirely over to my > Zaurii for portable computing. (I've got an SL-C3000 - a clamshell with > a 4gb HD, VGA screen, and USB host. I've actually burnt a CD off of it! > Previous to getting the Z I went from the 110ct to a Panasonic Toughbook > M34, which is too big, but has a touchscreen like my Libretto 50m and > USB. :() > > Having an option of a low-memory X server makes me interesting in using > the 110ct again. I'll probably use it for coding - The Zaurus makes a > great unit for text editing, and coding is certainly possible, but it is > a little clunky :) > > What I'm shooting for: > > Mandrake 10.x/9.2, whichever I can get to work. It's got a fresh 9.2 on > it right now, via a USB cdrom install. > > Blackbox > > nedit -> For coding. Very nice Motif based coding editor with a small > footprint. > > Siag office -> looks interesting enough to try. > > Skipstone -> I'm going to set up a compilation server and give this one > a go. It looks interesting enough to throw some effort behind as well. > I hate dillo, but would rather not pay for opera. I'm refitting the Z > because I can, not because I need to sink more cash into it :) > > Sylpheed-Claws -> Improved version of Sylpheed. > > I'll probably go for XMMS for mp3 playback, unless mp3blaster can do > streaming audio. It doesn't look like it. > > Someone else suggested using rxvt term and gnu screen for a lightweight > alternative to a tabbed terminal. > > Anyone know of a good, lightweight image viewing program? I use gview on > my desktop, but I want to avoid gnome software. > > I'll be using Ko/PI and Ka/PI (KDE Organizer/addressbook, platform > independant) for calendaring and address management - they're what I use > on the Zaurus and, despite their name, aren't dependant on anything but > their own libs. > > Any other good, lightweight software suggestions? I think I've got a > long week ahead of me here :) > > Tory
