the Atari palmtop mentioned in an earlier port is called the Portfolio.
while it is a nifty machine (i own one), and the first palmtop PC
available in the US, it's probably not a target for elks anytime soon.
it has an 80c86, 40x16 (iirc) somewhat-cga compatible display, and 128k
ram/storage space stock. it doesn't have pcmcia, but a mitsubishi
removable memory card slot. oneof it's nicest features is to be able to
run a program (if properly developed) directlyfrom the memory card.
the sharp palmtop is the portfolio's older brother, both of which are
actually designed by a company named DIP in the UK. it's more capable
with a 80c186, true cga, 1mb ram, type I PCMCIA slot, et al. it might
be able to one day run elks comfortably.
the poqet i never had much info on, but the faq is interesting and i may
pick one up soon and play around.
of course, i still stand by the hp line of palmtops, especially the 200lx.
186 compatible chip (actually a c&t hornet cpu, has limited mmu support,
there are even drivers availble to use the internal ram drive as ems 4.0
using the hardware for memory management), cga compatible with special
graphics modes, pcmcia type II v2.0 slot, serial port, and anywhere from
1mb to 64mb ram.
i use the 200lx daily for e-mail, c, reading, jotting notes, as a serial
console for sparcs, and just about everything else i've ever used a
computer for. i have a 20mb intel 2+ (linear) flash card, so i haven't
been able toplay with the minix hack (http://www.erols.com/~rld). i've
seen used 95lx's go for $50, and they are readily availble all over the
place (i'm not too sure if hp still makes them, though they were last
year).
yeah, i'd love to see elks on the LXs... :] i hope i'm not alone
On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Louis Paul Santillan wrote:
> I'm not sure about the Psion, but Sharp 100x or 100LX handhelds,
> according to someone on the DJGPP list, have a x186. They were asking
> if it is possible to port DJGPP to 8086/8088 code generation but the
> person was directed to DJ's little port which is still incomplete.
>
> Louis
>
> On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, John Oram wrote:
>
> > Al:
> >
> > Send a request to the PoqetPC mailing list and ask if someone in england
> > has one. The Psion seems to be the big deal over there, from what I read
> > on this side of the pond.
> >
> > Send personal email and I may be able to help you out.
> >
> > John O
> >
> > Alistair Riddoch wrote:
> > >
> > > John Oram writes:
> > > >
> > > > Reed & Louis:
> > > >
> > > > Best place to start is <http://www.best.com/~bmason/PoqetPC/>
> > > >
> > > > California Digital is mentioned at above site. They have a flaky web
> > > > site.
> > > >
> > > > FYI - Just bought a PoqetPC for $60 USD.
> > > >
> > > > I have a couple that are avail on loan for "realistic" programming
> > > > projects = so convince me you will return it and you are a serious
> > > > person about your ideas.
> > > >
> > >
> > > These machines look amazing, and the perfect machine for running elks. The
> > > only problem is that I would not want to return one of these. I had a look
> > > at California Digital, but could not find an easy way to buy the machines.
> > >
> > > Any idea how I might get hold of one?
> > >
> > > Al
> >
>
>
