[NTLUG:Discuss] Agenda Device Details

[Mike Hart]

the Program I meant to mention is xcopilot (since
xpilot is a flight simulator.)

xcopilot (both the windows based and Linux based) does
map the serial port, and will sync if you connect null
modem cables between boxes (or serial ports if you
have both programs running on the same box.)  I've run
this setup between all combinations
of.(linux/windows/host/palmulators.)  You have to have
a ROM, and the palm emulator has to sync to a 'real'
desktop server the first time to get an account name
(and presumably a serialized identifier) from the palm
server. 

The answer I've seemed to get from the notes on
agenda's site say "depending on how much effort you
want to put into it."  

--- Steve Baker <sjbaker1 at airmail.net> wrote:
> Michael Hart wrote:
> > 
> > At my work, the I.S. laws don't allow
> non-qualified software to run on desktops.
> > So far, the only handheld support program that's
> been qualified is Palm Server.
> > 
> > Does anyone know enough about the Agenda (handheld
> device) to answer the
> > following questions:
> 
> Yes - I have one.
> 
> > 1. Will it sync to a Palm Server (corporate
> version of palm desktop)
> 
> I *doubt* it.  There are mechanisms to sync to both
> Linux and Windoze PC's
> though.
>  
> > 2. If the answer to #1 is not yes, can the Agenda
> run a palm emulator (like
> > xpilot) that would allow it to  sync to the palm
> server.  That is, does it or
> > could it have a Palm emulation mode.
> 
> Well, I think that if you *can* run xpilot, there
> won't be a lot of room left
> for anything else - and in any case, I'm not sure
> that xpilot's emulation
> extends as far as driving serial ports or IrDA.
>  
> > 3. Where's the How-to for #2?
> 
> Go to the www.agendacomputing.com site - there are
> links to a gazillion user
> sites that are stuffed full of HOWTO's of all kinds.
>  If it can be done,
> someone will have written about it.
> 
> > 4. Is there a corporate version of the native
> Agenda desktop software? (Posix
> > (preferably SunOS) code ok)  What are the rules
> for the desktop client (is the
> > desktop licensed as GNU?)
> 
> The Agenda runs a pretty standard Linux 2.4.x kernel
> with standard licensing rules.
> The things like the diary, calendar and calculator
> applications are also OpenSource
> licensed.  Some are under the Xfree license (the
> calculator for example is just
> good old xcalc) - others are (IIRC) GPL'ed.
> 
> The desktop is a fairly standard Xfree86 and is
> therefore licensed under the
> Xfree license - which means that AgendaComputing are
> not required to release
> their patched sources.  For a long time, they
> promised to release them - but
> AFAIK, they never did do that.  There is a third
> party Xfree86 port whose source
> is available (under the Xfree licence of course) - I
> havn't run it so I can't
> compare it to the 'official' Agenda version.
> 
> Basically, as far as your (insane/outdated)
> corporate I.S rules are concerned,
> the Agenda is just exactly like a PC running
> Linux...aside from the fact
> that it's small, eats batteries, uses a MIPS' CPU
> and has FlashRom instead of
> a hard drive.
> 
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