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Posted by awb on July 4, 2008, 10:45 am
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> Am Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:35:27 -0400 schrieb r_z_aret:
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>>>Hello folks,
>>>I'm looking for an IBM PC110 handheld to buy - preferrably located in
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>> Do you really need that particular brand and model? If you would
>> consider something close, telling us your criteria would probably
>> help.
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> I was actually looking for a relatively small and cheap handheld with a
> complete keyboard and either running on linux or giving me the
> possibility of installing a fully functional linux.
> It should be expandable somehow - pcmcia e.g. - or have USB, WLAN and
> Bluetooth.
> It needn't be uber fast, but it should be capable of running lynx, ssh,
> irssi and other cli utilities.
> If it's capable of playing videos and running Opera etc it's ok, but a
> fully functional shell is the number one must.
>
> The PC110 fulfills my requirements, which is why I was initially posting
> here. If there are other handhelds similiar to the PC110 name 'em
> please. :)
>
> Thanks in advance!
I have one, but I'm in the US, and I'm not quite ready to sell it yet,
though it is still working (I have FreeBSD on it).
However although I was deeply enthused about the PC110 before (ten
years ago) I now see there are a number of better options. The PC110
is *very* slow (486SX33Mhz no floating point) and I'm not convinced the
hardware is really up to what would be useful these days. The CF slot
is probably limited in size, and it has no wireless built in.
Later alternatives are potentially
Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 which is PDA like with a keyboard but with an SD and a
CF slot that you can put a wireless card in.
Sharp SL-C1000, which is more the form factor of the PC110.
More recently the Nokia N800 tablet, which is what I think I would go
for now is I was looking for this form factor.
Alan
> --
> To thine own self be true..
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