Re: [OT] Linux palmtop computers?
On Monday 19 March 2001 16:02, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
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> > On Friday 16 March 2001 08:32, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
> > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 07:54:50AM +0800, csj wrote:
> > > > I'm looking for a Linux-based palmtop computer. Is there such
> > > > an animal? I have hit a number of project pages (e.g.
> > > > pengachu), but no one seems to be shipping a finished
> > > > product.
> > > >
> > > > I prefer a handheld with a keyboard because I find
> > > > handwriting recognition too fiddly to let you get any real
> > > > work done, like writing the occasional C program ;>)
> > >
> > > Check out the Agenda.
> > >
> > > http://www.agendacomputing.com/
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> 'linux handhelds' at google turns up links to other devices. YOPY,
> the Compaq handheld, etc. You may also want to investigate
> wearables, though you'll likely have to build your own in this
> case.
Now that you two mentioned them, I find it curious that both the YOPY
and the Agenda VR3 (for virtual reality??) claim to be the first
Linux-based PDAs. Both seem to be in short physical supply, though
the YOPY mockups show it to be a gorgeous color model.
The Compaq product (dis)appears to be even worse, more of a proof of
concept thing.
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