AHA! Found it! The device I was looking for is a 3Com Audrey.
http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/audrey/ eBay always shows several. There's an auction ending in 13 minutes with the last bid at $57 CDN. You may be able to pick one up for less than $100 CDN. This is not a tablet PC, it's an "Internet appliance" and was unfortunately not successful in that ill-fated market. But it could control SlimServer quite well. Unfortunately my memory failed me on this one. It is not a conventional touchscreen and could not be buried into a wall as it may require a keyboard. The screen can be accessed using the clear pen. Note you will need the Ethernet adapter, although since it has USB ports you could possibly get a USB network card. But USB NICs usually need drivers, and I don't know how you could get a driver installed on an Audrey. Worth some research because of the price though. Mark Lanctot wrote: > Well in that case you have a bit of an issue. I > don't know how Palms work, but I assume they're > like my non-WiFi PocketPC: they require a USB > connection to the network through a PC and synch > software to handle the translation. > > So unfortunately unless you can find a device that > can bridge Ethernet-USB, you won't be able to use > a wired PDA. Even if you find a bridge, the > device needs to be communicating with synch software. > > Now I have heard mention of tablet PCs that have > built-in Ethernet ports. Someone mentioned an > older out-of-production one that can be bought > very cheaply, something like $100 US on eBay. > These will have a much larger screen than a PDA. > I wish I could find where these cheap, older > tablets were mentioned. IIRC they run Windows CE. > I've been searching the forums with no success. > It has some sort of "high tech" marketing name, > like "eToy" or something, hopefully someone > remembers it. I recall googling it and coming > across a few enthusiast's sites. Argh, it's > driving me nuts that I can't find it! :-( > > Again, the only software required is a web > browser. If you can see a web page, you can see > SlimServer. > > Solvason-Pastuch wrote: >> Mark >> >> The intent is to "bury" these things in the wall. I > really can't see >> myself walking around with a remote. >> >> Pardon my ignorance, but what software would you > suggest. >> I am a user, as they said in TRON, not a programmer. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Lanctot" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Slim Devices Discussion" > <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:05 AM >> Subject: Re: [slim] Older PDA software for > Squeezebox Control >> >>> To a networked device, SlimServer is just another >>> web page. >>> >>> It doesn't matter what software this device runs, >>> if it can see a web page, it can control > SlimServer. >>> The handheld skin makes the page more functional >>> and look better on smaller screens. >>> >>> Russell wrote: >>>> I know that there is software for the newer > wireless >>> PDAs, allowing them >>>> to control the Squeezebox, but what about older >>> models? My money is >>>> going into more intersting things like food, >>> mortgage, university, etc. >>>> and there is certainly no way I will lay out > several >>> hundred dollars for >>>> a toy. On the other hand, PalmVIIs are going for >>> under $30 in Canada. >>>> Is there software that would allow this to control >>> the Squeezebox? >>>> Wired, I know. >>>> >>>> Russ >>>> -- ___________________________________ Mark Lanctot ___________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
