USB cables are only $5.99 w/ free shiiping in the US (see buy.com and search on 'usb cable' and sort by price), I'm not sure why they are so expensive in your neck of the woods.
In general, I think this is an interesting announcement given the announcement they made in November with Sharp about the Zaurus. I hope one or the other gets the support needed to overcome the problems you mention. It is really dissapointing when a company like IBM has competing projects in the exact same marketspace.
I am very interested in the Zaurus SL-C700 but I won't pay the markup that Dynamism wants on the unit. I also would like 128meg RAM, 802.11b, USB, and voice recorder built into the C700 form factor.
I have used early slackware and used RedHat from 5.1 - 8.0.
A couple of weeks ago I needed a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) server to test Tutos and a co-worker talked me into trying Debian because I was having problems with the Apache/PHP in RH 8.0. The first install was a bit of a hassle and then I found this article" The Very Verbose Debian 3.0 Installation Walkthrough and all is right with the world.
The box was easily 30% faster than RedHat 8, Tutos actually worked and the install was less than a gig. I have been slowly adding the additional toys I need (you know, traceroute - stuff like that...) and I have yet to reboot.
The Debian team could certainly use some help with the installer (Tasksel is evil!) but I like the "purity" of the installation I got. No, I'm not running the latest kernel but damn is the box fast...
I would love to see a distro with the stability and discipline of Debian with the graphical installer, hardware config, and desktops in Mandrake and RedHat. I will never go back to RedHat so I will just settle for the stability and discipline of Debian no matter what happens.
Starshatter is another very impressive independent effort lead by John DiCamillo.
There is a pretty stable beta available for download at the site.
"Starshatter is a military space combat simulation set in the far future. Unlike most space sims, Starshatter allows you to directly command a wide variety of ships, from small atmospheric and space-based fighters, to giant cruisers and fleet carriers. Starshatter will take you through the ultimate space combat experience, from planet surface to interstellar space, with several dynamic campaigns set in a persistent simulated universe.
Starshatter is currently in development, and is expected to begin beta testing this summer for a general release later in 2002. Several functional public demos have been released, check the downloads page for more information.
The game is independently developed and funded by one person: John DiCamillo. This represents a return to the old days of PC game development with a small studio producing an entire original game from scratch."
Use this: Scotch(TM) Magic(TM) Removable Tape 811 (blue packet)
This is essentially a roll of clear post-it. I have used it on three palms. One $4 will last you the rest of your life. Oh -yea, it make the graffiti area feel like paper also...
I really wish Steve Jobs would let go of his dick and redo the Newton. I wanted one so bad when they came out and now that I can afford one and the technology is there to do them Apple prefers to do the iPod...
whatever...
Of course the new Newton should have iPod functionality. I will just limp along with my Palm Vx until someone figures out how to put the phone and the PDA and the MP3 and the calculator together.
My recipe: Palm T + Apple Newton + Apple iPod + tablet PC + HP 48GX + Danger HipTop + Nokia Communicator + Logitech Io Pen + 802.11/Bluetooth. As for size, it should be smaller than a FranklinCovey compact planner (or Newton-sized)
Come on Jobs, Scully had one good idea and Andy Hertzfeld liked it!
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In general, I think this is an interesting announcement given the announcement they made in November with Sharp about the Zaurus. I hope one or the other gets the support needed to overcome the problems you mention. It is really dissapointing when a company like IBM has competing projects in the exact same marketspace.
I am very interested in the Zaurus SL-C700 but I won't pay the markup that Dynamism wants on the unit. I also would like 128meg RAM, 802.11b, USB, and voice recorder built into the C700 form factor.
Sky Charts (Cartes du Ceil) is pretty good and it is also being ported to linux from Delphi.
A couple of weeks ago I needed a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) server to test Tutos and a co-worker talked me into trying Debian because I was having problems with the Apache/PHP in RH 8.0. The first install was a bit of a hassle and then I found this article" The Very Verbose Debian 3.0 Installation Walkthrough and all is right with the world.
The box was easily 30% faster than RedHat 8, Tutos actually worked and the install was less than a gig. I have been slowly adding the additional toys I need (you know, traceroute - stuff like that...) and I have yet to reboot.
The Debian team could certainly use some help with the installer (Tasksel is evil!) but I like the "purity" of the installation I got. No, I'm not running the latest kernel but damn is the box fast...
I would love to see a distro with the stability and discipline of Debian with the graphical installer, hardware config, and desktops in Mandrake and RedHat. I will never go back to RedHat so I will just settle for the stability and discipline of Debian no matter what happens.
Screw isometric - do 3-d fps!
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No, but this can: http://money.cnn.com/2002/04/11/technology/xerox_f raud/
I tried that and got 666 - does that mean anything?
"When you care enough to send the very best!"
I want all that (802.11, Inkwell, iSync (to pc, linux, or mac), MPEG-4) in this form factor: http://www.dynamism.com/zaurus/index.shtml
Daniel Keys Moran - "Emerald Eyes", "The Long Run", "The Last Dancer"
A. A. Attanasio - "Radix"
There is another book by Neal Stephenson called "Interface" that was published under the name Stephen Bury that I enjoyed as well.
None of the above have the same "magic" memories as the first time I read Neuromancer but I enjoyed them.
There is a pretty stable beta available for download at the site.
"Starshatter is a military space combat simulation set in the far future. Unlike most space sims, Starshatter allows you to directly command a wide variety of ships, from small atmospheric and space-based fighters, to giant cruisers and fleet carriers. Starshatter will take you through the ultimate space combat experience, from planet surface to interstellar space, with several dynamic campaigns set in a persistent simulated universe.
Starshatter is currently in development, and is expected to begin beta testing this summer for a general release later in 2002. Several functional public demos have been released, check the downloads page for more information.
The game is independently developed and funded by one person: John DiCamillo. This represents a return to the old days of PC game development with a small studio producing an entire original game from scratch."
Gee, I thought it was Arrowsmith, not Moses that incited people to kill daddy...
How does the handwriting recognition of the Zaurus compare to that of the Palm and PocketPC in general?
Bumpersticker I saw yesterday:
The Arabs are willing to fight the Israelis to the last Palestinian
All your pants belong to us....
;-)
Please add voice & handwriting recognition and 802.11b!
This is essentially a roll of clear post-it. I have used it on three palms. One $4 will last you the rest of your life. Oh -yea, it make the graffiti area feel like paper also...
whatever...
Of course the new Newton should have iPod functionality. I will just limp along with my Palm Vx until someone figures out how to put the phone and the PDA and the MP3 and the calculator together.
My recipe: Palm T + Apple Newton + Apple iPod + tablet PC + HP 48GX + Danger HipTop + Nokia Communicator + Logitech Io Pen + 802.11/Bluetooth. As for size, it should be smaller than a FranklinCovey compact planner (or Newton-sized)
Come on Jobs, Scully had one good idea and Andy Hertzfeld liked it!
Pitch would be around the axis of rotation but roll and yaw would cause precesion and resistance to turn.
Please feel free to correct my possible cranial-rectal insertion problem...
How is that different from my cat?
A beowolf custer of these things...
Can you imagine a Beowolf cluster of these things? (sorry...)
Well, there is the Jihad about pudding vs. Jello...
There is capital punishment for stupidity - it's called evolution...