While I find the capabilities of this "linux-based PDA incorporating an Intel XScale (PXA255) CPU at 400 MHz" to be outstanding, my question has to do with a topic not mentioned in the article.
I genuinely believe that more can and should be done with both currently in development and especially in future PDAs with a different form factor, perhaps the "old" PSION style horizontal-type design? The keyboard layout alone was worth it IMHO but also it seems that the screen potentials as to sizes and resolutions would be another good reason.
I am certainly not proposing an "Ask Slashdot" as to "What would be your dream PDA" as most of the answers at least in the forum of/. would be obvious but what I Am asking is a question of advantages in exploring new or different designs or form factors.
Not to wander off topic here but the subject of safety in Hybrid cars has got me thinking about what this article would be discussing if it were to be about "Rescuers prep for Hydrogen car accidents".
Perhaps another added twist (toungue unintentially planted in cheek) would be accidents with Hybrid cars and Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars?
Basically there are dizzying amounts of possibilities as to chemicals and their potential reactions let alone the variables as to safety when mixing human cargo.
That is EXACTLY what I am reminded of when I read this article. Perhaps that is what I would do. It'd be fun, and I'd get the last laugh if my relatives are too stupid to figure it all out. Plus, I love puzzles, so it would be a perfect way to have someone guess my password.
If you want to Screw with your relatives (well...If that IS your cup of tea):-) you have to read this...
This is the same logic or financial motivation that moved IBM in or before World War II to "assist" the Nazis as Probing IBM's Nazi Connection shows us.
Never tried Assembler on the TI-994A unfortunately. If I remember correctly, you did not have direct access to memory. No matter (in context of the original post) IMHO as BASIC was just amazingly powerful compared to what I was trying to do on the Apple][ at school:-)
I found BASIC to be Fascinating. A mind altering experience in learning. How else was I supposed to defeat the MCP and save Tron without BASIC on my TI-994A?
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While I find the capabilities of this "linux-based PDA incorporating an Intel XScale (PXA255) CPU at 400 MHz" to be outstanding, my question has to do with a topic not mentioned in the article.
I genuinely believe that more can and should be done with both currently in development and especially in future PDAs with a different form factor, perhaps the "old" PSION style horizontal-type design? The keyboard layout alone was worth it IMHO but also it seems that the screen potentials as to sizes and resolutions would be another good reason.
I am certainly not proposing an "Ask Slashdot" as to "What would be your dream PDA" as most of the answers at least in the forum of
Thoughts??
...I just had this vision of hundreds if not thousands of Geeks running around and setting up Linux Smartphone Beowulf Clusters...
How many Phones Does it take to answer the question "can you hear me now"?
Not to wander off topic here but the subject of safety in Hybrid cars has got me thinking about what this article would be discussing if it were to be about "Rescuers prep for Hydrogen car accidents".
Perhaps another added twist (toungue unintentially planted in cheek) would be accidents with Hybrid cars and Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars?
Basically there are dizzying amounts of possibilities as to chemicals and their potential reactions let alone the variables as to safety when mixing human cargo.
That is EXACTLY what I am reminded of when I read this article. Perhaps that is what I would do. It'd be fun, and I'd get the last laugh if my relatives are too stupid to figure it all out. Plus, I love puzzles, so it would be a perfect way to have someone guess my password.
:-) you have to read this...
If you want to Screw with your relatives (well...If that IS your cup of tea)
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
...you're much better off buying a car that has that much power naturally-aspirated...
In that case, how about this?
Google Search of "supercharge subaru wrx"
This is the same logic or financial motivation that moved IBM in or before World War II to "assist" the Nazis as Probing IBM's Nazi Connection shows us.
Never tried Assembler on the TI-994A unfortunately. If I remember correctly, you did not have direct access to memory. No matter (in context of the original post) IMHO as BASIC was just amazingly powerful compared to what I was trying to do on the Apple][ at school :-)
I found BASIC to be Fascinating.
A mind altering experience in learning.
How else was I supposed to defeat the MCP and save Tron without BASIC on my TI-994A?