On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:33:37 -0500 Jeffrey Taylor wrote:

Almost any Palm OS PDA is supported under Linux. Some add-on apps have Windows desktop software, which won't work. Backing up and syncing the basic apps works fine. It is easier to enter your address book on the desktop. The Palms have a little classier finish and upgradeable OS. THe Visor have an expansion slot. Palms come with a serial cradle, Visors with a USB cradle. Which do you have available?

HTH, Jeffrey

I am trying to choose between the: Palm M125 or Handspring Visor Edge

However, I advise against Handspring, as myself and two other people I know have had serious hardware issues with Handspring. Two of use went

On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:45:31 -0500 "jeric" wrote: through 3 handsprings before the one year warranty was up, and the 3rd person went trough 4. And after the warranty is up they want $80 to fix/replace it. I've only owned ONE Handspring, a Visor Deluxe. I've owned it since April of 1999 and it's performed solidly. I've had a few minor issues with it, sure, but nothing that prevents me from using it in a day-to-day manner. Every manmade product known to Man will have some quality issues. I wouldn't bash a product just because a few went bad (and those few were owned by friends). This itself doesn't show a poorly designed product. The fact that Handspring offered multiple replacements for defective products speaks well for them, especially in this day and age of poor quality products. I had a bad episode with Agenda Computing when the unit I purchased from them went dead five hours after I received it. Was I pissed? Yeah. Did the issue get solved? No. I got no replacement, just promises that they would send one. I did get a refund though, after I tired of 2 months of promises. I didn't bash the product itself after my problems. In fact, I'm bidding for another one on Ebay. My advice is, get the Handspring. Better yet, get what YOU think you'll be happy with. If you get a load of 'don't do it, they are always defective,' follow your heart and mind and purchase based on that. In fact, Palm devices are pretty much all the same. You'll be happy with any one of them, I think. -- Ron Sinclair @ http://www.wigglit.com

At 10:45 11/04/02 -0500, jeric wrote:

I have successfully used both Handspring and Sony Clie in Linux. However, I advise against Handspring, as myself and two other people I know have had serious hardware issues with Handspring. Two of use went through 3 handsprings before the one year warranty was up, and the 3rd person went trough 4. And after the warranty is up they want $80 to fix/replace it.

How about posting details about the CLIE under Linux ? (I take it you mean installing Linux ON the CLIE ? Or am I dreaming ??)

On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 13:02:51 -0400 "Jerry Feldman" wrote:

The Compaq IPaQ comes installed with Windows CE, but Linux can be installed on it: http://www.handhelds.org

I expect that if the orignal poster can't afford a Zaurus PDA, he won't be able to afford an IPaq either, though he may be able to find a used one in good condition. Yes, I also took into consideration that his quoted price of the Zaurus was way above retail. :o) -- Ron Sinclair @ http://www.wigglit.com

The IPaQ should run most applications. You might check the familiar distro. They've og X working. The objective was to be able to run just about any Linux app as long as there was anough memory. One of the benefits of this project was that X was made more efficient. If you turn an IPaQ into a "brick", there is an offer to fix it in the familiar distro page. There are instaructions on the page on how to save your copy of Windows CE before installing the new boot loader. There are also several listservs, similar to this one. All I can tell you is that these guys are very passionate about the IPaQ, and Jim Gettys himself is one of the original people involved with X itself. WRT: Price. You can get thr 32 bit IPaQs reasonably cheap. The lowest on the factory outlet (refurbished) is about $279. http://www.compaqfactoryoutlet.com/ You can get a Visor or Palm for under $100 though. On 11 Apr 2002 at 11:12, Linux - User wrote:

Hi Freddy... there is any place where I can take a look at the Software list that came with that Linux Distribution for Compaq IPAQ ?

Because there (on http://www.handhelds.org ) there are lots of information about setting up Linux on the IPAQ but doesn't said anything about the applications that came with it, or from where Could we get more applications that run's on the IPAQ?

Also I hear the rumor that if something goes wrong on the wipe of the Prom the IPAQ Could be unusable ?

also.. there is any Dual boot for the Windows CE & Linux ?

THANKs a LOT !!

bye

--ed

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The Compaq IPaQ comes installed with Windows CE, but Linux can be installed on it: http://www.handhelds.org

Linux has been running on the IPaQ since long before it was produced. Jim Gettys and his team at Compaq provide the familiar distribution.

On 10 Apr 2002 at 18:15, Jon Doe wrote:

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I am looking to get a PDA this weekend. I am looking in the $199 range in my small home town. I wondered how the Handspring and Palm work on linux? Which is recomended? I'm on a limited budget and although I would love to have a linux based PDA none are in my price range. The local Staples has the Zaurus, but wants $699 for it...lol. Thanks

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