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Looking for an IBM PC110 unrest 07-02-2008
Posted by buseyl@yahoo.com on July 10, 2008, 3:57 pm
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> Am Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:35:27 -0400 schrieb r_z_aret:
>
>
> >>Hello folks,
> >>I'm looking for an IBM PC110 handheld to buy - preferrably located in
>
> > Do you really need that particular brand and model? If you would
> > consider something close, telling us your criteria would probably
> > help.
>
> 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!
> --
> To thine own self be true..

An HP Jornada 720 or 728 is a nice HPC with a tiny but touch typeable
keyboard. I run Jlime Linux on mine instead of the stock WinCE. The
CPU is a ~200MHz strongarm, display is color HVGA, and has 32 or 64MB
of RAM. For expansion, there's a PCMCIA slot and one CF slot. It fits
in my pocket but it's pretty cramped. You won't be playing any videos
on it but it's otherwise quite nice.

-Liam

Posted by Martin Etteldorf on August 16, 2008, 2:18 am
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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.
> [...]
> If there are other handhelds similiar to the PC110 name 'em
> please. :)

Sony PCG-U3?
<http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Products/PCG-U3/>

Not much bigger than the PC110, and a lot more useful.
Runs Windoze, Linux and FreeBSD without any problem. USB and LAN onboard,
PCMCIA, excellent display.

I may have one for sale soon. Contact me if interested.
Location would be Europe (Shipping from either Luxembourg or Germany,
in fact).



        Martin
--
"For the Snark's a peculiar creature, that won't
Be caught in a commonplace way.
Do all that you know, and try all that you don't;
Not a chance must be wasted to-day!"

Posted by Paul Rubin on August 16, 2008, 6:43 am
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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.

The Asus EEE PC fills the bill pretty well and is very popular.
One thing to watch out for: they use a Debian-derived Linux distribution
which has a bug ruining the security of its OpenSSL and OpenSSH
implementation. You have to install an upgraded version yourself.
The best approach may be to switch from the stock distro to a
more common one such as Ubuntu.

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