Tiqit Handheld PC

ParisTG sent us: "Tiqit Computers unveiled the eightythree, basically a handheld PC (as in IBM compatible). It will even boot Linux. Comes with 128-256MB RAM, 266-300MHz, 640x480 18bit screen, and a 10GB hard drive. The brochure with images (pdf) is online."

Comments

200 dpi looks almost like paper

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Looking through the specs, one sees that the unit only has a four-inch screen

Displays are typically measured diagonally. By Pythagoras's right triangle theorem, the diagonal measure of the display is equivalent to 800 pixels, and on a four-inch display, that's 200 dpi.

certain Windows or X controls will be downright lilliputian

Typically, Windows and X controls are drawn to look good between 72 dpi and 96 dpi, but that's configurable in most theme engines. Set up large fonts (in Windows, do Control Panel > Display > Settings tab > Advanced... > General tab > 192 dpi), and you have a very readable display. Throw in ClearType, and you pretty much have print equivalent resolution.