On Sunday 16 March 2008 20:20, Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote: > Dnia Sunday 16 of March 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisał: > > > I'd say go for a Zaurus. Native Linux support, physical keyboard, > > > great community, USB host, etc. > > > > I just googled for a zaurus, but I cannot find a reference of where to > > buy it! > > Buy Nokia N800/N810 instead. It runs Linux and most of default operating > system is open sourced. You can run Ångström or Poky on them.
Sounds good. Could the N810 with the internal keyboard easily act as a PIM as well, syncing with Kontact on my desktop? If it can run any X11 application as well, this would mean that the N810 is much more than just an "internet tablet". Mateo. > > Compared to Zaurus you will get: > > - warranty > - easy to buy batteries > - easy to buy chargers > - internal BlueTooth > - internal WiFi > - internal camera (VGA only but exists) > - more internal storage (256MB Flash compared to 128MB in Zaurus models) > - with N810: mini-SD slot for storage + 2GB internal storage > - with N800: two SD slots for storage > - with N810: usable keyboard > - with N810: crappy (but existing) GPS > > What you will lose: > - CompactFlash slot (mostly used for WiFi or BT which are inside N8x0) > > > Why did Sharp drop the Zaurus? > > No one knows, but they did. Personally I think that it was good move. _______________________________________________ Angstrom-distro-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-users
