Recent Linux PDA?

Bruce Stephens wrote:
> Peter Flynn <peter.nosp RemoveThis @m.silmaril.ie> writes:
>
> [...]
>
>> You're saying that they don't come with a calendar/contacts app?
>
> Yes. And yes, I find it incomprehensible.

Like most manufacturers and marketing people, when it somes to software
"they have their head so far up their own ass they might as well climb
up in after it and disappear" (William Gibson

> (It has some kind of
> contacts app, but I think that's purely electronic contacts. I may be
> wrong, though, I've never actually used it.)
>
>> That's a killer...or is there one for download?
>
> There are versions of GPE <http://gpe.linuxtogo.org/> downloadable.

That's OK. I think that's what the Zaurus ones were. More than adequate
for my needs.

///Peter

Bruce Stephens wrote:

> Sooner or later they'll make sure it has PDA-type software like a
> calendar, etc. The devices are (IMHO) a bit too big (or the wrong
> form, anyway) to be decent PDAs, but really there ought to be
> standard software for acting like a PDA, for people who want to use
> them for that.

One final question for anyone who knows: does the wireless networking in
the N800 support WPA? All the corporate and academic networks I use are
WPA, so this is a requirement. Most handhelds only support WEP, from
what I can see, which makes them completely useless.

Thanks to everyone for their contributions.

///Peter

Peter Flynn <peter.nosp DeleteThis @m.silmaril.ie> writes:

> One final question for anyone who knows: does the wireless networking
> in the N800 support WPA? All the corporate and academic networks I use

Yes, and WPA2 too.

You can verify this from N800 manual at
http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/Nokia_N800_UG_en.pdf

Ari Yrjölä wrote:
> Peter Flynn <peter.nosp.DeleteThis@m.silmaril.ie> writes:
>
>> One final question for anyone who knows: does the wireless networking
>> in the N800 support WPA? All the corporate and academic networks I use
>
> Yes, and WPA2 too.
>
> You can verify this from N800 manual at
> http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/Nokia_N800_UG_en.pdf

Many thanks.

///Peter

Peter Flynn wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for their contributions.

So I took the plunge and got an N800. It's exactly as described and
works perfectly for what I want...now all I need is a Stowaway keyboard

///Peter

Congratulations. Does it work as a PDA - does it run under the Windows
Mobile 5? Can you transfer files to it from your PC?
Rgds
Per
"Peter Flynn" <peter.nosp.DeleteThis@m.silmaril.ie> skrev i en meddelelse
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> Peter Flynn wrote:
>> Thanks to everyone for their contributions.
>
> So I took the plunge and got an N800. It's exactly as described and works
> perfectly for what I want...now all I need is a Stowaway keyboard
>
> ///Peter

Redshoes wrote:
> Congratulations. Does it work as a PDA

It *is* a PDA.

> - does it run under the Windows Mobile 5?

No, certainly not. What an obscene idea
It runs Linux.

> Can you transfer files to it from your PC?

Yes, very easily. I installed OpenSSH so I can scp files easily over IP
using any text or GUI file transfer program which supports ssh/scp; or
use obexftp and a Bluetooth adapter. kobexclient provides a very nice
GUI interface for the PC.

QPE Contacts and Calendar and ToDo and dozens of other things work
perfectly. Reads mail, browses the web, plays music and videos, games,
and all the usual pastimes

It does not, however, make love or coffee. There's probably an Open
Source project working on those

///Peter

"Redshoes" <nyhavn.RemoveThis@city.dk> writes:

> Congratulations. Does it work as a PDA

In what sense? It doesn't come provided with obvious PDA applications
like a calendar, address book, etc., but they're fairly easily
installable.

> - does it run under the Windows Mobile 5?

No, it runs GNU/Linux.

> Can you transfer files to it from your PC?

Sure. It has two SD card slots and a mini-USB socket. The two SD
cards (presuming both are installed) appear as standard USB
mass-storage. (Obviously you could also remove the cards and stick
files on them using a card reader.) You could also install scp or
sshd or something and copy that way.

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