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PocketPC Wireless Webserver
Patrick Morris writes: "I learned that I could put Linux on my iPaq... so of course I did. I did a little research and found thttpd already ported to the ARM platform... So, I've got this poor little 206mHz ARM processor with 64mb running a webserver. Hey, it's kinda cool holding a webserver in your hand and being able to walk around with it."
300+ when I went.. very good I would say.
Good idea giving your ipaq the stress test this way. Very, very cool hack.
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For those that have a Sharp Zaurus pda we have been doing this for a while.
How about Apache with PHP
Or maybe the smaller Boa web server
How about a GUI Server manager for these? (screenshots)
Maybe put MySQL on it too have some more fun!
How about instructions on how to set up all of the servers (including smb)
There is nothign quite like getting your data by putting your sd card into the Z, selecting it as the root page and then browsing to it from another box.
Benjamin Meyer
P.S. How would you like to play Doom full framerate, multiplayer on the Zaurus! (for free too) It is coming soon! (Quake is more of a technical demo, can't do much without a floatingpoint, but if you want to see Quake on the Zaurus packages are already made.)
Do you changes clothes while making the "chee-chee-cha-cha-choh" transformation sound?
Now that would be cool and something I'd love to have a hack at, however, doesn't 802.11b require a base station? In other words, you can't have two people with wireless cards communicating with each other without going through a base station. If thats the case then you couldn't just wander out into the street and hook up with a bunch of people nearby as they'd need access to your network.
Of course, you could just use bluetooth or IR, but that would mean you'd need 15,000 people stood just a bit too close to each other for comfort.
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This sounds interesting.
Do these iPAQs or Zauri come or be augmented with audio, for example?
A portable web server that streams out live music or video from remote locations (concerts, theatres, seminars, political speeches) would be quite useful.
Practically, though, you wouldn't want everyone connecting directly to the BW limited wireless device. Better to relay to a cache server with big pipes to handle the multicasting.
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...have been doing this for a long time. Here is a site that lists a few running Newton Message Pad web servers.. http://misato.chuma.org:2110/ I didn't get to see the IPaq's page, but the Newton's pages listed here are pretty remarkable.