Lots of good stuff. Just what I expected from this list. The Zaurus seems to have my attention, if for no other reason than "it runs on Linux", and it's not a Compaq product (long story, but I'm not a Compaq fan).
Right now, I really just need a portable address book. BUT, I also know myself well enough to know that once I have the extras, I'll start using them. ;) So why limit myself by buying less than what I'll need tomorrow? I did some digging about the Zaurus, and it looks pretty complete. The salesman at Office Depot isn't impressed, and almost refused to show it to me. When I asked about it (they have them on display), he just laughed and said: "oh that. It runs on Linux. It's not catching on though because there's no software... Here, let me show you the new XYZ Whizbang...". After looking around, I translated the "There's no software" to mean "We can't sell you the software, so we don't care about the PDA". There's plenty of software out there, and it's free! (so much for Mr. Salesman). Does anyone know if it will plug into one of those PDA keyboards? I know it has one built in, but it would not be practical for any real typing. Thanks for all the comments so far! The input from folks that have these things really helps. ------------------------------------------------------------ Ric Tibbetts Unix Systems Administration The early bird may get the worm, But the second mouse gets the cheese. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ric Tibbetts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 11:13 AM > To: Mandrake Expert List > Subject: [expert] OT: PDA Question > > > All; > Ok, this is WAAAYYYYY off topic, but I figured that if anyone in the > world would have an opinion on this, it would you you. ;) > > I've finally hit the point that I can't remember > "everything". I need a > portable way to carry information around with me. In short, I > need a PDA > (gasp.. sob... I never thought I'd come to this...). > > I've been looking around, and there's about a half million of them out > there. I'd sure appreciated any suggestions on which are > good, and which > are just fodder. > > I found one at Office Depot called "Zarus". It run on Linux > (cool!). The > software that was on it looked good, but how does it compare > to some of > the more mainstream PDA? Should I just stick with a Palm? > > Any input will be gratefully accepted. I'm really just starting this > search, and I've never paid any attention to them in the past, so it's > all new territory. > > Thanks in advance! > > Ric > > > > > >
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