[NTLUG:Discuss] PDAs & Linux

[Paul Drew]

Howdy,
I have a kyrocera PalmPhone which is a few years old, and they don't even 
make them now, but I found that I was not really carrying my palm around 
because it was a pain. I love having the palm in my phone. I can sync with 
my computer (windows sorry) and have 1 place for my numbers, and being able 
to back it up really helps. I can lookup stuff in my palm while using a 
headset, and click a name, then choose dial from it. Makes like very easy. I 
would definately agree with the smartphone suggestions. Good luck

Paul Drew


>From: "Vaidya, Harshal (Cognizant)" <HarshalV at pun.COGNIZANT.COM>
>Reply-To: NTLUG Discussion List <discuss at ntlug.org>
>To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
>Subject: RE: [NTLUG:Discuss] PDAs & Linux
>Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 23:37:49 +0530
>
>Instead of going in for a PDA I'd recommend you to go in for a best in the 
>market smartphone. It will satisfy two things for you in the same price 
>which you otherwise would have spent over buying only a PDA.
>
>Just in case you are not aware of the mobile computing world, a smartphone 
>is a cell phone + a PDA rolled into one. In near future PDA's will be 
>extinct and will be completely replaced by smartphones.
>
>Since, you are in US you have a better access to the best of the breed 
>smartphones. Here in INDIA smartphones are available in select stores and 
>cities only and that too they are overly expensive. I am sure in US you 
>will find a good deal.
>
>AFAIK smart phones can perform almost 60%-80% of all the tasks a PDA can 
>perform. Wait a year more and PDA's would be outdated.One of the best 
>smartphone available is the one Motorola offers. Moreover, it is the first 
>of its kind with Linux at its heart. All the others either run Symbian or 
>crappy WinCE or Windwos for mobiles. I dont really remember the make and 
>the model number of this Motorola masterpiece but I am sure a quick google 
>search will give you the appropriate information.
>
>I am sure the above explanation wont be enough to encourage you for a 
>smartphone, but I would like you to at least go to the motorola site and 
>read about it.
>
>----Harshal
>
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From: kbrannen at gte.net [mailto:kbrannen at gte.net]
>	Sent: Tue 23/12/2003 20:19
>	To: NTLUG Discussion List
>	Cc:
>	Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] PDAs & Linux
>
>
>
>	I think I'm finally about to take the plunge and buy a PDA.  My 
>requirements
>	are few, but one of them is being able to sync to Linux. :-)  Note, that's
>	sync to, not run (I need it to run PalmOS).  It's primary purpose will be 
>to
>	hold ebooks:  text, PDF, HTML; both technical and pleasure.  I think I've
>	narrowed the choices down to the Palm m500 and one of the Sony Clie` (I'm
>	leaning this way because of the scroll wheel); though I'm open others if
>	offered good reasons. ;-)
>
>	So I'm looking for any tips, advice (positive & negative), and any other
>	contributions you might have on this; e.g. what is the best sync'ing 
>software
>	on Linux? :-)  As long as it has a USB interface, will I be able to 
>connect it
>	and talk to it to download files?  Any particular models not to buy 
>because
>	there are no drivers for Linux? etc.
>
>	TIA,
>	Kevin
>
>
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