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Posted by Simon Brooke on July 2, 2007, 4:13 am
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hns@computer.org ('hns@computer.org') wrote:
> On 30 Jun., 02:05, nicolknap...@gmail.com wrote:
>> A friend and I are looking for a PDA with WiFi capability, but we
>> don't want smart phones. I've looked at the specs for the Palm TX and
>> it looks okay, but I found a review that complained about shoddy
>> hardware. Any recommendations would be much appreciated.
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> One of the best PDAs I know is still the Sharp Zaurus (with external
> WiFi CF card, e.g. an Ambicom 1100C). It is robust hardware, has a
> brilliant 640x480 display plus a QWERTY keyboard, so it is more an
> "Über-Ultra-Mobile-PC" than a PDA. And you get tons of Linux software
> for it (e.g. Firefox) and you can even tweak everything and install
> OpenBSD.
Yup, I was going to say that, too. I now use a HP IPAQ 6515, which /is/ a
phone (and camera and GPS and more or less everything else) but the Zaurus
was nicer.
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simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
The trouble with Simon is that he only opens his mouth to change feet.
;; of me, by a 'friend'
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