Subj : Re: Linux PDA reccomendations, Yopy, Zaurus or other
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Sybren Stuvel
Date : Fri Jul 02 2004 03:39 pm

Jeffrey Silverman enlightened us with:
> Do you want it to be a fast-response PDA which will let you get,
> say, a phone number or appointment in two seconds? Get a Palm OS
> device.

Or just configure your Zaurus properly, and it'll do the same for you.
I know mine does.

> Do you want it to be able to install all of the thousands of bits of FOSS
> Linux software available and yet still be highly portable? Get a laptop
> and install some Linux distro.

Want to be able to just scp files onto your Z instead of using some
synchronization tool? Want to use both Compact Flash and Secure
Digital cards? Want to type your appointments, contacts and emails
with a nice little keyboard? Use the Z.

> The Zaurus is quite a device, but, IMO, not much more usable than as
> a novelty. Emphasis on IMO!  Z owners love the things and you may as
> well.

Yep, that's right. I absolutely love the Z. I can even play those old
Scumm games like Day of the Tentacle and Monkey Island on it! And Doom
of course ;-)

Sybren
-- 
The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

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