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Zaurus Software Reviews

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the what-do-you-use-it-for-anyway dept.

Steve Emms writes "The Zaurus SL-5500 PDA represents a new frontier. Here Linux is not an afterthought shoehorned onto a windows product - the Zaurus is a PDA that comes configured with Linux out of the box. And it's a good fit, Linux works well on relatively low spec machines like PDAs. But it's the software that makes the machine. So LinuxLinks has started a series of reviews of commercial Linux software for the Zaurus." Little thin right now, but a nice start for anyone interested in the PDA.

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  1. Re:Links by Capt.+Beyond · · Score: 4, Informative

    You forgot the two most important links:
    http://opie.handhelds.org
    http://openzaurus.sourceforge.net

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  2. Lots of Software by HomerG · · Score: 4, Informative

    There are over 550 programs for the Zaurus at the Zaurus Software Index. Also the Zaurus is more than just a PDA, it's a complete computer in a very small case.

  3. Re:Console Only Mode by ForceOfWill · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes, it does. You have to press '/' then 'a' at bootup, when it gives the 'Wait' prompt. The options when you press '/' are:

    q (x): Qtopia
    a (e): Linux Console
    e (e): init 3 (ttyS0:-free-)
    r (e): init 4 (ttyS0:terminal)
    t (e): init 5 (ttyS0:pppd)

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