Hi,
After contemplating for sometime between buying a Zaurus C3100 and a
HPC jazjar/universal (aka Qtek 9000, i-mate, O2 XDA Exec, T-Mobile
MDA IV etc), to satisify my requirement for mobile remote
administration needs etc. I decided to go with the Jazjar, and try to
live with MS windows mobile v5 (along with 3rd party SSH client etc),
for the added benefit of integrated connectivity and phone etc.
An overview of the device can be found here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/qtek_9000-1264.php
http://www.qtek.nu/europe/products/9000/specifications.aspx
However, as could possibly have been predicted, Windows is driving me
mad, with frequent crashes, reboots, and hanging etc. But I really
like the additional hardware features over the Zaurus, such as:
- better size for pocket
- built in wlan
- built-in bluetooth
- backlit keyboard
- built in 3G tranceiver
- built in mobile phone
- built in video-conferencing ( 2 x video cameras)
So what I'm wondering is if any developers would like to try porting
OpenBSD to the Jazjar platform ? I appreciate that the Zaurus port
already exists for this niche, and that sufficient documentation
would almost certainly be problematic/impossible to aquire for the
Jazjar, but I'm hoping someone would like to try ?
The biggest problem that I can see with the Jazjar is the lack of
physical internal disk. (It has 64MB SDRAM, and 128MB flash ROM) but
I'm hoping this could be suplimented with a 1 or 2GB card in the
integrated SDIO/MMC slot. Prehaps for development, remote booting is
possible via either WLAN or USB conected ethernet ?
For interest, there are some addional hardware details and initial
linux support for the device here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=UniversalResearch
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=UniversalProgress
Obviously in addition to willing developer(s), some hardware would be
needed to hack on. I guess at least 2 of the devices would be needed,
and they run at just under $1000 USD each (including taxes, without
discounts). I'm willing to stump up a significant proportion of one
device if there is enough interest - both from developers and other
potential users.
Comments ? (flame proof clothing donned)
/Pete
