[wellylug] PDA's/Pocket PC's

[Centurion Computer Technology Ltd]

I have a friend who is going back to the UK soon.  They have the latest
release of the Sharp Zaurus which runs on Linux available.  I am
thinking about bringing some of them into NZ if there is enough
interest.

On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 06:30, Jethro Carr wrote:
> mmm... looks good - Great Price!
> 
> You might want to buy one quickly - The only wellington stock dse has,
> is in vivian st, and featherson st (according to the site)
> 
> On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 11:07, Colin & Josephine Lewis wrote:
> > hi there Jethro,
> > I am looking at upgrading my Palm M100, which I syncs fine with Linux - I am 
> > currently using J Pilot under Mdk, but did have it syncing OK with evolution 
> > previously.  I was looking at the Palm Tungsten E, but am not considering an 
> > Acer PDA from DSE, which runs Palm OS4.1, so would expect it to still sync 
> > with Linux OK.  These have 16mb Ram, plus an external media slot, colour 
> > screen and double as a MP3 player.  Most importantly they are only $249, 
> > which is $200 cheaper than the Tungsten E.  I haven't actually bought one 
> > yet, but am likely to within the next week or so.
> > 
> > Could be worth checking out.
> > 
> > Colin Lewis
> > 
> > On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 9:17 pm, Jethro Carr wrote:
> > > hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm thinking about getting a pda/pocket pc. I need it to do these
> > >
> > > things:
> > > > Be compadible with linux - I want to be able to sync with linux, 	and
> > >
> > > evolution.
> > >
> > > > Allow linux to be installed on it (maybe later I might want to run
> > >
> > > 	linux apps on it, like apache...)
> > >
> > > > DOESN'T have microsoft pocket pc!
> > > >
> > > > Be able to play mp3's
> > > >
> > > > Needs cheap media slot.
> > > >
> > > > Cheap as possible ;)
> > > >
> > > > Colour Screen
> > > >
> > > > Decent battery life
> > > >
> > > > Would like to have wifi, but understand that it might not be
> > >
> > > 	possible, for now... maybe an expansion card?
> > >
> > > > Avalible localy (ie: ascent, dse, b&b, etc)
> > >
> > > Any ones got any ideas/recommendations/comments?
> > > I'm currently looking at the palm series, maybe the Tungstang E, as it's
> > > more affordable for me. Any comments on this model?
> > >
> > > thanks,
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