Yeah, I've unfortunately continued to buy new PDA's every new "generation", because I keep assuring myself that this time I'll use it.
The end result has pretty much just been a couple of grand wasted on toys, that I never actually use on a day to day basis.
I don't really know what it would take in a PDA for me to actually use it on a regular basis, I just don't know I haven't found it yet.
The zaurus is nice, albeit a bit overpriced unless you really got some good use out of it.
Before my Casiopea's backlight died (which Casio has finally admitted was a problem with the first shipment) I used to sit on my couch IM friends, surf the web, and watch movie trailers from my E-200. It was the pinnacle of "geekiness", but enjoyable nonetheless;)
What exactly are you trying to accomplish via 802.11? Web Browsing? Email? Controlling MP3's? Email is about the only thing that using a sled attached to a Palmpilot is going to be useful for. Some people will difer on their definition of "useful". I have found browsing the web on a palm pilot to be pretty abysmal (its not that much better with a PocketPC device, although at least it looks better).
The current generation Palm device doesn't really have a good integration of networking. Supposedly the newer ones (post PalmOS 5) will have integrated TCP/IP, and support for a bunch of different wireless technologies.
You mention the Zaurus. You could pick up one of those, and then get a CF Wireless card (for about 80 bucks or so, I have 2 of the d-link ones and they work great).
That really is no different then getting a PocketPC (your lack of mentioning one in your article suggests you want to stay away from Microsoft), as they fullfill the same function.
I have not had a particularly good experience with handheld devices in general, and especially not handheld networking. My last attempt involved a Casio E-200 with the aforementioned D-link card (which worked great until about 30 days after I bought the PDA, when the backlight blew). It was "neat" but not particularly useful.
I really don't have a problem wandering around with my Ibook with an Airport card built in (or substitute that for any notebook or subnotebook).
It just comes down to what your overall goal is
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is that there is a linux users group in bulma.
It would appear that linux truly can be found just about anywhere.
I'm just waiting for Amnesia in Ibiza to replace its dj's with xmms and a kickin' sound system;)
This makes sense. It appears that this notebook is the replacement for the C1 picturebook (which is pretty cool in its own right).
The Crusoe would be a good choice for the laptop, with its power and heat efficiency. The old C1 (which Sony still sells, albeit not very many) is run off a P2 400.
If it could boot up faster, I think it would be a great pseudo-pda. It is only slightly larger then the HP Jornada 690 and the Psion Revo's.
As it is, I guess they are marketing it to digital artists (digital camera included, firewire interface, some crappy digital imaging software).
I like the idea of niche laptops, if they would lose the digital camera and maybe market a version of it to "road warriors" (I hate that term) I think it would be tres cool...
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I have actually found it to not work that well.
Netstumbler only workes on cards with the orinoco chipset (lucent wavelans), and they don't make compact flash versions of that chipset.
Almost all of the CF wireless cards are prism-chipset based, and I have had very little success getting them to "warwalk".
Yeah, I've unfortunately continued to buy new PDA's every new "generation", because I keep assuring myself that this time I'll use it.
;)
The end result has pretty much just been a couple of grand wasted on toys, that I never actually use on a day to day basis.
I don't really know what it would take in a PDA for me to actually use it on a regular basis, I just don't know I haven't found it yet.
The zaurus is nice, albeit a bit overpriced unless you really got some good use out of it.
Before my Casiopea's backlight died (which Casio has finally admitted was a problem with the first shipment) I used to sit on my couch IM friends, surf the web, and watch movie trailers from my E-200. It was the pinnacle of "geekiness", but enjoyable nonetheless
in a round hole.
What exactly are you trying to accomplish via 802.11? Web Browsing? Email? Controlling MP3's? Email is about the only thing that using a sled attached to a Palmpilot is going to be useful for. Some people will difer on their definition of "useful". I have found browsing the web on a palm pilot to be pretty abysmal (its not that much better with a PocketPC device, although at least it looks better).
The current generation Palm device doesn't really have a good integration of networking. Supposedly the newer ones (post PalmOS 5) will have integrated TCP/IP, and support for a bunch of different wireless technologies.
You mention the Zaurus. You could pick up one of those, and then get a CF Wireless card (for about 80 bucks or so, I have 2 of the d-link ones and they work great).
That really is no different then getting a PocketPC (your lack of mentioning one in your article suggests you want to stay away from Microsoft), as they fullfill the same function.
I have not had a particularly good experience with handheld devices in general, and especially not handheld networking. My last attempt involved a Casio E-200 with the aforementioned D-link card (which worked great until about 30 days after I bought the PDA, when the backlight blew). It was "neat" but not particularly useful.
I really don't have a problem wandering around with my Ibook with an Airport card built in (or substitute that for any notebook or subnotebook).
It just comes down to what your overall goal is
is that there is a linux users group in bulma.
;)
It would appear that linux truly can be found just about anywhere.
I'm just waiting for Amnesia in Ibiza to replace its dj's with xmms and a kickin' sound system
This makes sense. It appears that this notebook is the replacement for the C1 picturebook (which is pretty cool in its own right).
The Crusoe would be a good choice for the laptop, with its power and heat efficiency. The old C1 (which Sony still sells, albeit not very many) is run off a P2 400.
If it could boot up faster, I think it would be a great pseudo-pda. It is only slightly larger then the HP Jornada 690 and the Psion Revo's.
As it is, I guess they are marketing it to digital artists (digital camera included, firewire interface, some crappy digital imaging software).
I like the idea of niche laptops, if they would lose the digital camera and maybe market a version of it to "road warriors" (I hate that term) I think it would be tres cool...