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OpenBSD Up & Running on Sharp Zaurus

Posted by timothy on from the schmallness dept.

Eh-Wire writes "OpenBSD is now up and running on the Sharp Zaurus C3000. A photograph of the OpenBSD powered Zaurus shows it sitting beside another fine Western Canadian product that can boast an equal measure of integrity as that of the OpenBSD/Zaurus OS - Big Rock Beer! The world now has a fully capable ssh machine that fits in a shirt pocket. Good work guys!"

32 comments

  1. The world had a pocket SSH client before.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    .. it's called a Sidekick. Just don't mind the GPRS lag.

  2. I already have a small SSH device by a.koepke · · Score: 5, Funny

    The world now has a fully capable ssh machine that fits in a shirt pocket

    PuTTY has been available on Symbian 60 phones for a little while now.

    http://s2putty.sourceforge.net/

    Works really well for emergency usages but typing stuff on the normal phone keypad can be a bit of a pain.

    I can use a bluetooth keyboard with the phone too but that doesn't really fit in my pocket.

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    1. Re:I already have a small SSH device by tyndyll · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Has anyone actually handed over the cash for one of these? They're not exactly cheap but are they a viable alternative to a laptop as a "going to client site and fixing stuff" piece of hardware?

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    2. Re:I already have a small SSH device by biglig2 · · Score: 5, Informative

      Who doesn't have a fully capable ssh client in their shirt pocket?

      PuTTY works on Symbian S60 and S90 and QIC and PPC and lots of other things, as does Mochasoft.

      ssh for blackberry is at http://www.needtext.net/shell/index.jsp

      ssh for palmos is at http://www.sealiesoftware.com/pssh/

      ssh for native Sharp Zaurus (i.e. without replacing the OS) is at http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=1 035

      ssh for Pocket PC is at http://pocketputty.duxy.net/viewtopic.php?t=5

      ssh for Symbol industrial handhelds is at http://www.pragmasys.com/HandHeld/industrial_pocke tvt_index.html

      ssh for non-smartphones (i.e. regular phones that have a JVM) is at http://www.idokorro.com/imsshphone.html

      I couldn't find ssh for the Newton, I admit. But that doesn't fit in a shirt pocket.

      Did I miss anything? Anyone ported it to the ipod yet?

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    3. Re:I already have a small SSH device by Tet · · Score: 3, Informative

      I too already have a small SSH device -- a Sharp Zaurus SL-C860. Much as I love OpenBSD, I'll be sticking with Linux on my Zaurus. I use it with a bluetooth mobile phone to remotely ssh into our production servers when I'm on call and away from a fixed net connection. Unlike using PuTTY directly on the phone, the Zaurus has a full qwerty keyboard, which actually makes it usable.

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    4. Re:I already have a small SSH device by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Are they all clients? Or are some/all sshd servers too?

    5. Re:I already have a small SSH device by bobv-pillars-net · · Score: 3, Informative
      Did I miss anything?

      PocketPutty doesn't run on PocketPC 2002. If you have an older PocketPC, you can run PockeTTY. It's not free software, but it's well worth the small price I paid for it.

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    6. Re:I already have a small SSH device by Kahm-Hime · · Score: 4, Informative

      http://www.slackwaregallery.com/albums/userpics/10 249/z-work-area-sm.JPG

      That's my 3000. The two devices to the left are a 40gb hard drive and a CD-Burner, both fully functional. The mouse and keyboard do belong to the Zaurus. These things make a fantastic laptop replacement. In fact, I no longer carry a PDA, Laptop, or MP3 player (because I have a wired music remote for the Zaurus).

      Although I have to admit that I'm running linux - A beta version of the stock rom that has been rebuilt along the lines of this: http://www.cacko.biz/

      And I should point out that SSH, both client and server, do work just fine under linux :)

  3. Man, that's wonderful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Too bad Sharp Zaurus SL-6000L is not available from any US vendor out there.

    1. Re:Man, that's wonderful by UncleBex · · Score: 2, Funny

      As far as I know, neither is the beer.

      So what is the point of this article? To taunt us with their l33t importing skills. And then to flaunt their superior Canadian hops?

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    2. Re:Man, that's wonderful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      Hm, it actually *is* available. Check this out:
      http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS5552772338.html

    3. Re:Man, that's wonderful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The beer could be for scale...

    4. Re:Man, that's wonderful by 0racle · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Canadain beer is no different then american beer.

      And the point of the artical was to say they've done it. You know, News for Nerds. While you might not care, but I bet someone does.

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    5. Re:Man, that's wonderful by Clover_Kicker · · Score: 3, Funny

      > Canadain beer is no different then american beer.

      I challenge you to a duel, sir!!!!

    6. Re:Man, that's wonderful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Oh, I didn't realise this was a USA only site ........ sigh. (sarcasm)

    7. Re:Man, that's wonderful by Lando+Griffin · · Score: 1

      Settle down. You "then versus than" grammar nazis are getting out of hand!

    8. Re:Man, that's wonderful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      That's alright, just don't let it happen again.

  4. Cats? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the article:
    After the OpenBSD/cats was completed...

    Well, I knew Linux will run on a badger and that NetBSD will run on a toaster, but a Cat? Bravo, Theo, you've done it again!

    1. Re:Cats? by jawtheshark · · Score: 1
      Strange toaster:

      POWER-PLUG-0: plugged in, receiving 110 AC volts @ 50mhz

      50mhz??? Shouldn't that be just 50Hz?

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    2. Re:Cats? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Well, I knew Linux will run on a badger and that NetBSD will run on a toaster, but a Cat? Bravo, Theo, you've done it again!

      You should see Theo boot his cats. Poor kitties.

    3. Re:Cats? by Guy+Harris · · Score: 1
      Shouldn't that be just 50Hz?

      No, it should be 60 Hz, if it has the "American power settings" referred to in the boot messages, at least if "American" refers to the US or to most of the Americas (Chile and Argentina use 220V/50 Hz, according to the Electricity Around The World page and this Frequency and Voltage Guide by Country).

    4. Re:Cats? by Guy+Harris · · Score: 1
      but a Cat? Bravo, Theo, you've done it again!

      I think he means he installed it on Cats.

    5. Re:Cats? by jawtheshark · · Score: 1

      Sorry... I'm European myself and I tend to find 50Hz approriate. :-) Still, I was referring to the prefix.

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    6. Re:Cats? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Maybe he meant the Sparc IPX computer: http://www.gifford.co.uk/~coredump/ipxcat.htm

  5. Re:screw duff by DrSkwid · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Beer used to be the staple source of water for people, adults and children alike. The fermentation process purified the water and made it safer than drinking the regular water supply.

    However, beer of that time was more like a fruit drink, it was the introduction of hops to Europe that saw the alchohol content rise. What was called beer before hops was renamed "little beer" and the new alcoholic beers were dubbed "big beers".

    So beer had kept us alive for so long, it is sad that now it slowly kills so many of us. Life giver turned brain pickler.

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  6. Re:screw duff by speculatrix · · Score: 1

    don't worry, you're not an alcoholic till you drink more than your doctor!

  7. Is that mean... by vivekg · · Score: 1

    Only one remote hole in the default install of Sharp Zaurus, in more than 'XX' years!

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  8. Something's wrong... by HungSquirrel · · Score: 1

    The beer hasn't been opened!

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  9. Yeah I know by harris+s+newman · · Score: 0

    I read about it on Slashdot last week! Dup.

  10. Of course it runs NetBSD? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    What NetBSD port runs on it?

  11. Re:screw duff by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 1

    What are you talking about? Hops has nothing to do with alcohol content. It is added to give beer bitterness. If you want alcohol to rise, you give the yeast more sugar to work on. Like instead of using malt, you make a fruit drink like wine, which has more alcohol.

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