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Japan Palmtops Direct
Ferrari writes
"Mentioned in the new wired is the Japan Palmtops Direct where
Sub 3.0 lb Notebooks straight from Japan are sold. Every
one has great pictures and info. Worth visiting just for
a peek at what notebook inovations there are in store.
" I wandered through this place awhile back- there's lots
of crazy stuff. I'm really interested in doing a review of
the current crop of subnotebooks running Linux- anyone have
contacts to get me some demo machines?
"Hi I have a site with atleast 20000 ppl visiting,
:-) (hint...)
could I 'borrow' one of those realy expensive notebooks?"
Nothing wrong with it just think it's a goood idea. I would love reviews on cool hardware by Malda..
I love hi-tech shit! That's why I come to /.
:)
That Sony Vaio with builtion camera almost made me spooge in my pants!
Now if only I can ccme up with an excuse to myself to blow some cash on one!
why is this an article on slashdot? the same palmtops at buycomp.com are 20% cheaper, and the manufacturer sites have more info. i want to make love on you.
I have seen Robert Harker run Linux on his libretto for his sendmail class (www.harker.com)
You can get the Sony notebooks in the US (in fully English versions), so I'm not sure why you'd want to buy the Japanese version.
As for the rest... kick ass!
All of these things are running Windoze CE, and I'm pretty sure that buying them without WinCE will prove to be a pain in the ass. Also, I'm not sure if they will work without WinCE.
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What I *really* want is a Sony VAIO 505R to run the BeOS on. Talk about a geek-chick magnet.
Will the Toshiba Libretto (however you spell it) run Linux?!?!? I think I want one! Actually I'd have a use for one running DOS or Win95 if I could get the necessary stuff over to it. Hmmmm, need to see if it does TCP/IP..... I'd like to use it to emulate a PDP-11. :^)
these little super subnotebooks are nice and all, very cool, fit in small places, etc, but you really need tiny hands to type effectively on the tiny keyboards, even the "good" ones.
I like my Thinkpad 560 a lot better. Or the Panasonic CF-35. They're smaller than the average laptop, 4-5 pounds, great big screens, great big keyboards, and the Panasonic has a 5 hour battery. (no kidding!)
Still, the Sony 505 is a cool looking toy.
Thanks for the link, I am gonna seriously look into getting one of these palm-sized wonders. Dont spill the Coke!!
smile, it makes everyone else wonder what you're up to
Buycomp won't stock the japanese models - which can be a year or two ahead of the US versions.
Sorry, wrong. They are standard Intel PCs running Windows 98. Assuming XFree supports the video chip, they should run Linux.
Compared to a desktop PC, laptops and notebooks are just brimming with closed, protected, and at least to Linux, useless gewgaws.
I'd trade a little weight for something with standardized components.....
These *aren't* running CE. That's what's cool about them. They are capable of running real OSes.
BeOS does run on the large Sonys; I don't know if anyone has tried it on the 505 but it should work.
Have they come out with a new version of the Libretto to replace the 1010? I'd heard a rumor that they were ceasing to develop this line (in the US market at least).
;-)
RedHat 5.1. Took me a while to figure out how to get the power management and PC card stuff working though.
yeah the PC110 was great.. I love the way you could turn it sideways and it became a phone. The only problems with it was it was only a 486/33Mhz processor and lack of enough storage space. Plus the unit and accessories were pretty exspesive.. coming from Japan and all..
Doesn't matter if XFree supports the video chip now. Just compile that zbuffer thingy into your kernel.
... or if you don't have Linux/*BSD installed on your
505, a guy in Japan (whose name escapes me) has hacked
up a little Windows program that you can download that
will automatically copy your BeOS R4 CD onto a spare
BFS partition for you. It worked great for me!
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
My VAIO C1 (yes the one with the camera) is running Linux beautifully. It's quite nice to have X running in 1024x480. Also the keyboard is a charm compared to others (like the Libretto 20 I used to run Linux on). They designed the keyboard first, then the rest to accomodate it.
I really hope that somebody writes a driver for the camera, but Sony will not release the specs at any cost. I have been to their head office but it's their policy not to release specifications about "consumer electronics".
BTW, I wrote an Linux install report of the C1 for the March issue of Linux Japan magazine.
# Next issue: Dual Celerons and Linux 2.2(^_^;)
It will run linux. You might start looking at this page.
I live in Japan, and like checking out the newest toys they have here. The computers that they are selling are a generation or two behind what's current.
For example, the Sony VAIO 505-RXs are being heavily discounted now because the 505-SX has been out for about a month. Panasonic has several newer subnotebooks out as well, the A44 and the CF51.
Yeah, I REALLY want a IBM PC110. They are friggin small. I wish they hadn't discontinued them and they they were sould in the US. :-(
Posted by DonR:
Its not able to install because the CDROM drive is attached via a PCMCIA interface. The installer doesn't know how to install from an interface like that yet.
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Donald Roeber
When will someone make a sub-notebook that can be put into a real docking staion that has PCI slots, room for a HD, Floppy, CDROM, etc.?
It'd be so nice to get a notbook that I could cary around easily, but turn it into a decent desktop machine.
I've been running R4 on my 505TX. If you have linux or *BSD installed on your 505, you could 'dd' the contents of the installer CD (I did this on my desktop) and 'dd' again on 505 to make the partition with the R4 installer CD image. Granted you need two partitions (one for the installer image, the other for actual BeOS partition), but lots of people have BeOS running on 505 this way.
How about a machine with the thickness of the notebooks described, but with the width and height of a "regular" notebook? That would give you a bigger keyboard and display, but still be fairly lightweight. I'd be tempted to buy one...
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
What the hell are you talking about?
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