[Fwd: [ale] Linux on PalmPilot]

[Joe Knapka]

Fulton Green wrote (to me by mistake, intending it to go to ALE):
> 
> FWIW, you can use GNU cross-compilation development tools to write PalmOS
> apps.
> 
> I'm thinking of getting one of those Vadem Clio tablets. Anyone out there
> used (or even seen) one before?
> 
> On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 09:57:22PM +0000, Joe Knapka wrote:
> > You're right, I really prefer a palmtop that crashes every hour or
> > so (due to virus infestation) :->
> >
> > Same as the advantages on the desktop:
> >
> > (1) Free
> > (2) High-quality (== stable)
> > (3) Non-M$ (== good, accessible support)
> > (4) Small (try booting Windows on a device with 2MB RAM)
> >
> > The ucLinux port is (as far as I can tell) non-multi-tasking.
> > LinuxCE looks like a straight port of the Linux kernel to
> > processors typically used on palmtops. In any case, though,
> > multitasking is IMHO nearly always a good thing for devices
> > that interact with users on a regular basis. I mean, you'd
> > like to be able to edit your to-do list while your
> > palmtop takes care of sending off queued emails, right? And
> > you'd like to be able to continue to use your GUI while
> > your palmtop is downloading a file, right?
> >
> > I just bought an HP Jornada 430se on eBay, specifically
> > with the intent of running Linux on it and seeing how
> > functional I can get it to be. Anyone else got one of
> > these beasts?
> >
> > Tomas wrote:
> > >
> > > I've wondered about the advantages of linux on a palm device for a while.  It seems that all of the best things about it are made moot.  I mean stability, virus free, multiusing, out of this world commandline, these arent things Id think you'd look for in a PDA, anyone explain this to me?

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