You are in luck: http://www.sc-systems.com/products/adaptors/ZThinCable.htm
Look towards the bottom of the page for a terminal app and some other neat stuff (barcode reader software, etc.). Don't get the Sharp serial cable. It blocks access to the keyboard and power port. John Hebert -----Original Message----- From: Cleve Allison To: [email protected] Sent: 8/1/03 9:24 AM Subject: [brlug-general] Zaurus question Has anyone found a way of hooking up a serial connection with a Zaurus without the cradle? My laptop is heavy, as laptops go, and I would like to use a pda with a built-in querty keyboard to plug into the console ports on my Cisco routers and switches to do on the fly configurations. If I can run a simple terminal program on the Zaurus (I'm certain that I can) AND establish a serial connection with the Zaurus handheld sans the cradle ( I'm not certain about this) then I will be purchasing one of these sweet devices in the very near future. Looked up the 5600 on several websites and found info on nearly everything EXCEPT this detail. I was hoping that someone in our group may already have one of these devices and possibly has already used it in the manner or may have a lot of insight into the matter. any takers? Cleve At 09:05 AM 8/1/2003, you wrote: >I never said I wanted to buy the PhatBox. I just wanted to share the fact >that VW is selling them, and that Linux is making headway in the embedded >space and WinCE (appropriate name) is not. ;) > >Concerning Zaurus as a media player: it works great! It has a combo >headphone/microphone jack so you have to be careful when you buy a >headphone. Storage is expensive though when considering CF cards, but daily >uploads help with that. > >What I really like to do is get Festival running on it then I could listen >to stored text on my daily commute. > >John Hebert > >-----Original Message----- >From: will hill >To: [email protected] >Sent: 7/31/03 10:24 PM >Subject: Re: [brlug-general] BRLUG Labs Report: VW now selling Linux based >digital car audio s ystem > >But you already have a nice music tool, your Zaurus. Just load up a big >CF and that other card with oggs from your music server and tie in a >headphone jack to the aux line, if it has one. Your uploading and play >can both be done by a randomizer or play list and you can do your >uploading by wifi. You have already hacked your Zaurus and it has a >good display. Think of how much CF you could buy for the price of a >phat box and imagine the pain of DRM, which the M$ client is sure to >force on you. > >On 2003.07.31 20:44 John Hebert wrote: > >[good phat box description] > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
