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Have you considered the OQO computer? www.oqo.com You can run linux on it and it's landscape. Quite pricey tho... As someone pointed out, you could buy 4 mac minis for the same money... On 8/24/06, Simon Williams <systemparadox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've posted this to a 9500 forum, but I heard that some people here have > experience with this device, so I thought I'd see if anyone here might > be able to help me... > > Hello everyone. > I'm thinking of buying a 9500, but there seem to be a lot of differing > opinions, and information is not as clear or easy to find as it would be > if it was a PDA (why do phone manufacturers never give clear specs?). > > I've currently got a Sharp Zaurus SL-6000L, which is nice, but I hardy > use it, mainly because I can't find a case for it, and it's worth 320 > pounds. The most annoying thing about it is that it's portrait, so I > have to have the stupid screen protector, and the keyboard isn't as good > as it would be if it was landscape. I can get a 9500 for less than 200 > pounds. So... > > 1. I know it's got an MMC slot, but will it use SD cards? > 2. How well do the PDA and phone parts interact? If I make a calendar > appointment on the PDA, can I make the reminder go off on the phone? Can > I read and write SMS on either one? > 3. Can I control the MP3 player from the phone part? That would be very > useful. > 4. Are pop-ports universal? (Is it going to be compatible with parts for > my 3120? I've got an HDB-4 and a DKU-5) > 5. Can I remap the keyboard (I type dvorak)? > 6. Can I get some command-line Linux programs for it? I really would > like bash/awk/grep/sed/sort/uniq/vim/ssh, etc > 7. Can I get a dual-sim for it? I want one for voice/sms and one for data. > 8. What is sync like with Linux? I'd use wifi or bluetooth. I want to be > able to transfer files, appointments, contacts, todo, sms and email. > 9. Does it share files using FTP, SMB, NFS or something? > 10. Can I get servers like http, ftp or ssh for it? > 11. Can I write my own software for it without huge difficulty (in C/C++)? > 12. Is it possible to write to the ROM? i.e. flash it myself with my own OS? > 13. Will it make use of a bluetooth mouse and/or keyboard? > 14. Is it really as slow as people say it is? Even with the latest ROM? > (Then again, my Zaurus takes several minutes to connect to wifi and load > a web browser) > 15. Anything else I should know? > > Do you think that getting a 9500 would be stupid? Anyone know if there > will be a new one soon? What about the handyPC? > > Thanks in advance > Simon > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html