The best thing about it? It's not actualy a PDA, it's a sub-sub notebook. Why? With its build-in X server and Linux OS, plus the IR port this is IDEAL thing for remote network administration. eg. run SSH (!) on VR3 then through its build in IRDA (or serial) port (connected to cellular phone) dial to your ISP (or server directly) and you can login to your server from anywhere you want. Its just as easy as that.
Plus you can convert all Palm contacts to VR3's DB format, sync with Palm, Linux, BeOS, M$..., surf the web, read e-mail, play mp3's, not to mention running apache, bash, NFS, etc. (Agenda software repository)...
To summurize: if you need a smal portable Linux running X box than go for it. But if you only need it for contacts and appointments I would sugest Palm though.
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The best thing about it? It's not actualy a PDA, it's a sub-sub notebook. Why? With its build-in X server and Linux OS, plus the IR port this is IDEAL thing for remote network administration. eg. run SSH (!) on VR3 then through its build in IRDA (or serial) port (connected to cellular phone) dial to your ISP (or server directly) and you can login to your server from anywhere you want. Its just as easy as that.
Plus you can convert all Palm contacts to VR3's DB format, sync with Palm, Linux, BeOS, M$..., surf the web, read e-mail, play mp3's, not to mention running apache, bash, NFS, etc. (Agenda software repository)...
To summurize: if you need a smal portable Linux running X box than go for it. But if you only need it for contacts and appointments I would sugest Palm though.
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