Have you looked at the Yopy? There was just a review on /., maybe? It is kind of expensive, though... Joseph, I know it would mean *more* cost, but have you thought about getting the cheapest full-featured PDA, which you could plug in a VGA adaptor and run a 12" screen -- I got an 800x600 12" TFT for like $5, and am thinking that driving a larger screen with your handheld app (which I'm sure you could manage in the classroom or study-area environment) would suit your needs. You could also use the handheld normally, on the go, but I'm fairly certain that they make a CF video adaptor, or at least a PC card one (tho not all new-class PDA's take PC cards, right? Do journadas and ipaqs and their ilk? Drivers?)
On another [related] note, have you contacted any companies about being a beta-tester, given your state of vision and familiarity with a wide array of technology...?? That'd be so cool, to see you around with a hot new toy every 6 months, and I'm sure you'd appreciate the benefits as well! You'd really [via your feedback] be helping make things better, too. Regards, Ben On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:30:44 -0700 Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- | Hash: SHA1 | ... | Well, if anyone comes across a PocketPC affordably, please let me | know. My big thing is the need for a nicely backlit screen (color | helps but is not a huge necessity..) Obviously the larger the screen, | the better in my case. I've been able to use a Jornada 5something, | but I do not know if it was a 540, 550, or 560. | | The reason I need the thing is because of a program called Math | Tablet, a$10 graphing calculator which I can actually see. I cannot | see a traditional TI-83 or so. | | If anyone knows someone with one of the really big screened PDAs (I | guess Sony has one with a screen larger than most PDAs?) it'd be | worthwhile to try a graphing calculator on it too. There is one for | the Palm I think, but Palms are usually rather tiny and have no or | crappy backlight. | | | If any of you can help a student survive his math classes, please let | me know! =) | | - -- | Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A man wrapped up in | himself | makes a very small | package. | | * Knghtbrd does not consider perl an elegant programming language. | <|Rain|> perl is to elegant as roadkill racoon is to cuisine | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- | Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) | Comment: 1024D/20F62261F1857A3E79FC44F98FF7D7A3DCF9DAB3 | | iEYEARECAAYFAj8MwcQACgkQj/fXo9z52rPIEQCgsnzaPAwNFHguw40xU7HWX8DK | 4CkAoLCyBckl58mMZwuVTtz7PDp8ElW+ | =mMvW | -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- | _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
