On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:09 AM, Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2009/2/23 Robert McWilliam <r...@allmail.net>: >> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 01:53:19PM +0000, Liam Proven wrote: >>> The form-factor the ARM netbooks should be aiming for is that of the >>> Psion 5 and 5mx, or a host of broadly-similar Windows-CE powered >>> Handheld PCs, such as the HP Jornada 720, the LG Phenom, the NEC >>> MobilePro and so on. Pocketable computer power. >> >> There are some linux devices along those lines. The one I'm currently >> waiting for: >> http://openpandora.org/ > > I've read of it. Tiny pocket Gameboy thing with an appalling-looking > keyboard. Doesn't look interesting to me at all. > >> ATM I've got a Nokia N810 which isn't a clamshell but is aimed at the >> same kind of use pattern (and you can get a clamshell case for them). > > I have looked at them - interesting gadget, but no PDA functionality > and a bit small for the Web, I reckoned. > > But for me, the big selling point of the Psions was an excellent > keyboard. Amongst other things, I write for a living, and I wrote many > thousands of words on my Psions. They paid for themselves many times > over. Even the Eee doesn't match up. >
Aahhhhhh, Psions. Brings back memories. I used them for coding, likewise churning out many, many lines of code. But, now just a distant memory. I'm keeping a keen eye on the Pandora. I'm not sure the keyboard will be so bad, but I'm waiting to hear what people who receive them say about that. Calling it a "Gameboy" thing is fairly misleading. It's simply an ARM machine running an embedded Linux distro (with desktop), with a touchscreen. The only specific "game" things about it are the 2 control pads above the keyboard, but I'm quite sure they'll come in handy for scrolling :) Only time will tell. It sounds like we're both looking for something similar, and I have never managed to replace my old Psion. Can't justify the cost vs. size/weight/battery of the "netbooks" which are catching on now, which is why I'm hesitant to jump for one of those. I prefer something I can fit in my pocket, yet still type on. Matthew. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
