What's the use of a PDA in the smartphones era ?
Renato Gallo
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From: "Brian"
To: "debian-user"
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 12:56:12 PM
Subject: Re: FOSS friendly PDA?
On Mon 17 Feb 2020 at 09:27:19 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
On Mon 17 Feb 2020 at 09:27:19 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 02/17/2020 09:01 AM, Kenneth Parker wrote:
> > There were two "pure Linux" PDAs that I fully enjoyed using. [1] Agenda
> > VR3. It was a joy to use, but had a few downsides: Batteries went down
> > fast. Even though the PDA was p
On 02/17/2020 09:01 AM, Kenneth Parker wrote:
There were two "pure Linux" PDAs that I fully enjoyed using. [1] Agenda
VR3. It was a joy to use, but had a few downsides: Batteries went down
fast. Even though the PDA was pure Linux, it didn't support Linux on
your PC. Screen was "iffy". And
There were two "pure Linux" PDAs that I fully enjoyed using. [1] Agenda
VR3. It was a joy to use, but had a few downsides: Batteries went down
fast. Even though the PDA was pure Linux, it didn't support Linux on your
PC. Screen was "iffy". And their Marketing wasn't good enough, for them to
st
On Tuesday, 11 Feb 2020 at 23:23, Jeremy Nicoll wrote:
> My impression is that a lot of these machines although theoretically
> able to run linux don't have sufficient developers able to work on
> them for all the wrinkles to be fixed. That is, other OSes may be
> bootable but it's strictly "ent
On 02/15/2020 08:44 AM, Dan Purgert wrote:
On Feb 13, 2020, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 02/11/2020 10:09 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I wish to enter/store data while away from home. The data will then be
transferred to my laptop via a USB cable. [Think the capability of one
of the old Palm Pilots in
On Feb 13, 2020, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 02/11/2020 10:09 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> I wish to enter/store data while away from home. The data will then be
>> transferred to my laptop via a USB cable. [Think the capability of one
>> of the old Palm Pilots in a smartphone(sic) form factor]
>>
On Thu 13 Feb 2020 at 06:52:05 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 02/11/2020 10:09 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > I wish to enter/store data while away from home. The data will
> > then be transferred to my laptop via a USB cable. [Think the
> > capability of one of the old Palm Pilots in a smartph
On 02/13/2020 05:28 AM, deloptes wrote:
Richard Owlett wrote:
It's unclear on
https://store.planetcom.co.uk/collections/popular-items/products/gemini-pda-1
If it currently ships to US (although another page lists price in US
dollars).
I raise the question as https://shop.jolla.com/ explicit
On 02/11/2020 10:09 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I wish to enter/store data while away from home. The data will then be
transferred to my laptop via a USB cable. [Think the capability of one
of the old Palm Pilots in a smartphone(sic) form factor]
"Palm Pilot" was the not best visualization.
A
Richard Owlett wrote:
> It's unclear on
>
https://store.planetcom.co.uk/collections/popular-items/products/gemini-pda-1
>
> If it currently ships to US (although another page lists price in US
> dollars).
> I raise the question as https://shop.jolla.com/ explicitly states:
>
>> Sailfish X is cur
On Mi, 12 feb 20, 09:29:03, David Wright wrote:
> On Tue 11 Feb 2020 at 17:32:57 (-0500), Dan Ritter wrote:
>
> > The PinePhone has 6 physical killswitches:
> >
> > Modem: On enables 2G/3G/4G communication and GNSS hardware,
> > off disables.
>
> Presumably this is what they refer to as the
On Wed, 12 Feb 2020, at 17:46, Richard Owlett wrote:
> The Planetcom site states that Debian can be installed. All my systems
> are Debian.
>
> I'll have to get back to the sites this evening.
What the Planet website states is, I think, their original intention. My
impression is that they prov
On 02/12/2020 10:36 AM, deloptes wrote:
Richard Owlett wrote:
It must use a standard Linux (Debian preferred).
The manufacturer should ship with the Linux installed.
Android is *UNACCEPTABLE*!
It should NOT have cell connectivity.
If it has WiFi, I must be able to disable it.
Look at Sailfish
On Wed, 2020-02-12 at 12:30 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 February 2020 11:09:46 Tixy wrote:
>
> > > EG? 25G? Those don't make sense to me in the context of
> > > cellphones.
> >
> > Perhaps 'EDGE' a.k.a. 2.5G?
>
> That would be subject to lots of interference from microwave ovens
On Wednesday 12 February 2020 11:09:46 Tixy wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-02-12 at 10:53 -0500, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > David Wright wrote:
> > > On Tue 11 Feb 2020 at 17:32:57 (-0500), Dan Ritter wrote:
> > > > David Wright wrote:
> > >
> > > I presume that the ability to make calls is covered by the item
Richard Owlett wrote:
> It must use a standard Linux (Debian preferred).
> The manufacturer should ship with the Linux installed.
> Android is *UNACCEPTABLE*!
> It should NOT have cell connectivity.
> If it has WiFi, I must be able to disable it.
Look at Sailfish OS and community ports. Recently
On Wed, 2020-02-12 at 10:53 -0500, Dan Ritter wrote:
> David Wright wrote:
> > On Tue 11 Feb 2020 at 17:32:57 (-0500), Dan Ritter wrote:
> > > David Wright wrote:
> > I presume that the ability to make calls is covered by the item
> > "Quectel EG-25G with worldwide bands" (by a process of
> > eli
David Wright wrote:
> On Tue 11 Feb 2020 at 17:32:57 (-0500), Dan Ritter wrote:
> > David Wright wrote:
> I presume that the ability to make calls is covered by the item
> "Quectel EG-25G with worldwide bands" (by a process of elimination).
> I think my GalaxyY is "quad-band", which allegedly cov
On Tue 11 Feb 2020 at 17:32:57 (-0500), Dan Ritter wrote:
> David Wright wrote:
> > It might still track you when you omit the SIM card.
> > You might be able to disconnect the aerial if you open it up.
>
> Ah, you didn't read it either.
I read the panel at the right, but didn't click through to
On Tue, 11 Feb 2020, at 16:09, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I wish to enter/store data while away from home. The data will then be
> transferred to my laptop via a USB cable. [Think the capability of one
> of the old Palm Pilots in a smartphone(sic) form factor]
You might want to skim through the dis
David Wright wrote:
> It might still track you when you omit the SIM card.
> You might be able to disconnect the aerial if you open it up.
Ah, you didn't read it either.
The PinePhone has 6 physical killswitches:
Modem: On enables 2G/3G/4G communication and GNSS hardware,
off disables.
On Tue 11 Feb 2020 at 14:00:51 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 02/11/2020 10:24 AM, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > Richard Owlett wrote:
> > > I wish to enter/store data while away from home. The data will then be
> > > transferred to my laptop via a USB cable. [Think the capability of one of
> > > the
On 02/11/2020 02:54 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
On Tuesday 11 February 2020 15:00:51 Richard Owlett wrote:
On 02/11/2020 10:24 AM, Dan Ritter wrote:
Richard Owlett wrote:
I wish to enter/store data while away from home. The data will then
be transferred to my laptop via a USB cable. [Think the ca
On Tuesday 11 February 2020 15:00:51 Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 02/11/2020 10:24 AM, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > Richard Owlett wrote:
> >> I wish to enter/store data while away from home. The data will then
> >> be transferred to my laptop via a USB cable. [Think the capability
> >> of one of the old P
On 02/11/2020 10:24 AM, Dan Ritter wrote:
Richard Owlett wrote:
I wish to enter/store data while away from home. The data will then be
transferred to my laptop via a USB cable. [Think the capability of one of
the old Palm Pilots in a smartphone(sic) form factor]
It must use a standard Linux (De
Richard Owlett wrote:
> I wish to enter/store data while away from home. The data will then be
> transferred to my laptop via a USB cable. [Think the capability of one of
> the old Palm Pilots in a smartphone(sic) form factor]
>
> It must use a standard Linux (Debian preferred).
> The manufacture
I wish to enter/store data while away from home. The data will then be
transferred to my laptop via a USB cable. [Think the capability of one
of the old Palm Pilots in a smartphone(sic) form factor]
It must use a standard Linux (Debian preferred).
The manufacturer should ship with the Linux ins
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