Oh baby! The Compaq iPAQ H3600 has a StrongARM. Can you say, "I can finally have my Itsy?" Oh, I bet you can! I am willing to bet Compaq Research is already running Linux on it. Check the specs PDF here. Other awesome features: Reflective color LCD screen. Ambient Light sensor. Stereo Headphone jack. USB port. Seems no Compact Flash slot.
I have to agree that the possibility of keeping these satellites up by a non for profit organization is near zero. So I'll offer another way of making money off the Iridium Satellites. Hire a salvage ship to collect them off the ocean floor and then sell chunks of the satellites on eBay. Sure, about half of a satellite will have burned up in the atmosphere, but I would be interested in a toasted chunk of the internals of the satellite. If a piece of the solar array makes it to the ocean floor, I would be interested that too. The price would have to be around $100.
If you want to see an actual picture of an Iridium Satellite go here
On a slightly different note, yesterday night I got to see MIR passing over head from the top of one of my University's garages. It took me a moment to realize that the fast moving bright star wasn't an plane, since it wasn't flashing. If you go with someone to look at MIR passing over head, not forget to tell them to wave.;-)
...that Slashdot _IS_ maintained by a "Squadron of Circus Geese".
I submited this story I found on USENET and they desided not to post it. It's about Samsung's Linux PDA.
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From: "Amandio J.S. Bacalhau"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot, comp.sys.palmtops Subject: NEW info about the new Linux PDA from Samsung ! Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 13:21:41 -0800
I received this info about the Samsung Yopy (http://www.sem.samsung.co.kr/eng/product/digita l/pda/index.htm )...
[snip] We are going to show Multimedia PDA YOPY at Cebit show in Germany for the first time in the world from Feb. 24 through Mar. 1, 2000.
In regards to specific information(like performance) will be available on the digital website from the end of Feb.
Of course, we will provide you any new information on YOPY when we are ready via e-mail.
YOPY will be available in the market from the second quotor of this year. Then you can meet YOPY in your area. We are working on launching plan for the product such as price and sales channels. [snip]
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You need the Compact Flash Card Expansion Pack or the PC Card Expansion Pack. Weird, but flexable! It's on the third page of the PDF.
Oh baby! The Compaq iPAQ H3600 has a StrongARM. Can you say, "I can finally have my Itsy?" Oh, I bet you can! I am willing to bet Compaq Research is already running Linux on it. Check the specs PDF here.
Other awesome features: Reflective color LCD screen. Ambient Light sensor. Stereo Headphone jack. USB port.
Seems no Compact Flash slot.
HP has made one already. It's the Jornada 820. It has a "High-performance 32-bit StrongArm RISC CPU running at 190MHz".
Have a look at it here.
I have to agree that the possibility of keeping these satellites up by a non for profit organization is near zero. So I'll offer another way of making money off the Iridium Satellites. Hire a salvage ship to collect them off the ocean floor and then sell chunks of the satellites on eBay. Sure, about half of a satellite will have burned up in the atmosphere, but I would be interested in a toasted chunk of the internals of the satellite. If a piece of the solar array makes it to the ocean floor, I would be interested that too. The price would have to be around $100.
;-)
Here is a good site about the Iridium Satellites: Lloyd's satellite constellations Overview Iridium
If you want to see an actual picture of an Iridium Satellite go here
On a slightly different note, yesterday night I got to see MIR passing over head from the top of one of my University's garages. It took me a moment to realize that the fast moving bright star wasn't an plane, since it wasn't flashing. If you go with someone to look at MIR passing over head, not forget to tell them to wave.
...that Slashdot _IS_ maintained by a "Squadron of Circus Geese".
a l/pda/index.htm )...
;-)
I submited this story I found on USENET and they
desided not to post it. It's about Samsung's
Linux PDA.
--- Story - Start ---
From: "Amandio J.S. Bacalhau"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,
comp.sys.palmtops
Subject: NEW info about the new Linux PDA from
Samsung !
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 13:21:41 -0800
I received this info about the Samsung Yopy
(http://www.sem.samsung.co.kr/eng/product/digit
[snip]
We are going to show Multimedia PDA YOPY at Cebit
show in Germany for the first time in the world
from Feb. 24 through Mar. 1, 2000.
In regards to specific information(like performance) will be available on the digital
website from the end of Feb.
Of course, we will provide you any new information
on YOPY when we are ready via e-mail.
YOPY will be available in the market from the
second quotor of this year. Then you can meet YOPY
in your area. We are working on launching plan for
the product such as price and sales channels.
[snip]
Anyone going to CeBIT ?
Amandio J.S. Bacalhau
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Make of it what you will.