In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 at 13:15:52, wrote: (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
Hi All,
Hope you all got over the Cringle..............
I got a Email Xmas Card late on X,as Eve from Simon Goodwin. Basically just the usual chat about becoming a dad etc, but he did mention one interesting thing.........
He has Written a QDOS driver for a Cybiko. What? i hear you all ask...... A Cybiko is a nifty cheap russian PDA - one of the few around that still uses a RS232 serial cable to link to a PC/Mac (and now a QL, thanks to Simon) instead of USB. They are available in 3 colours, and cost just 20 quid sterling each - dirt cheap, considering what you get.
see www.cybiko.comSounds interesting if only one could get on the site: "Sorry, this service isn't available now. Please, visit our site later"
I had no problem ... with a dial-up call ... and you have Broadband :-)
It is definitely an interesting PDA, squarely aimed at the young ... 'youth' market sector. Yet with the price now so low it does make even more interesting.
The web site is very well laid out ... just follow the 'flag' for the different languages available, a novel but sensible way of proceeding.
The radio link ability is a main feature, too, that Darren forgot to mention.
They can email and internet when connected to a PC/Mac, they can text message other cybikos for free, and they can download and install applications, including a word processor - an application CD costs just a fiver.
-- Malcolm Cadman
