As Donnie W Linville noted initially, http://www.agendacomputing.com is the place to go for a preconfigured Linux PDA. One problem: it's not very good. It's plagued by not only by small system specs (compared to the iPaq for instance), but by slow speed in general. The handwriting recognition software is not very good, and there is no specific space to write, like in PalmPilots. It doesn't include much software and has many glitches, as expected for a product that was literally rushed out the door. A couple of days after launch, "patches" became available. Also, the batteries don't last very long, compared to the other color PDAs. [ Please note that this is the impression _I_ got from reading a considerable number of reviews... around 2-3 months ago. Because of this, my information can no longer be accurate or can be downright wrong. When you do your own research, make sure you are reading a very recent review, as many issues could already have been dealt with. ] Another (and probably most significant, at the moment) player in the Linux PDA biz is Compaq with its iPaq. Although not available preconfigured, it is probably the furthest along in compatibility and clear usability. I personally expect Compaq to release a full-blown Linux version soon. Or maybe not considering they were just bought out by HP. I personally can't quite see who stands to gain from this new-found relationship and what plans HP has in the PDA biz. IMHO, one of HP's strongest assets _is_ Compaq's position in the PDA field. If they exploit that stronghold, HP could very well be placed back into the leagues of biggest computer manufacturer's: IBM and Dell. Moving on, Samsung released the Linux-powered Yopi, but that also didn't work too well, from what I've heard. There are quite a few comparisons I believe between it and the iPaq. Most go in favor of the iPaq, although that could have changed in the past 3 months (note previous bracketed comment). Zipping ahead to the near future, I believe Sharp is to debut a Linux PDA. Most (if not all) of my sources are Linux Magazine (notably the August 2001 issue). While the previous deadline was somewhere in October, now it seems it's in the "Fall". I believe Sharp is the first to focus on the Java / Linux combination in a PDA. They hope to sell 1 million units worldside by the end of 1Q 2002, which IMO is pretty optimistic. [ http://developer.sharpsec.com ] I will gladly now shut my big mouth... On 5 Sep 2001, Donnie Linville wrote:
This is the only place I have found a PDA (for sale (eg...able to buy)).I am hoping for a color display, preconfigured with Linux.I have found websites that provide software downloads of Linux for the compaq PDA, but only this one preconfigured, and its not color.Any one have any ideas, links, or suggestions?Thanks! -- noodlez: Karol Pietrzak PGP KeyID: 0x3A1446A0