[ale] PDAs and Linux

Chris Woodruff cwoodruff at openpenguin.com
Wed Jun 12 08:36:28 EDT 2002


I would recommend that you hold off for a bit until the new Palm 5.0
devices show up on the market.  Either you can see if PalmOS 5.0 fits
your needs or get an older PalmOS device when the prices go down.

I haven't seen any of the Linux powered PDA's but I have heard that some
of them need more refining since they all are first generation devices.

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Chris Woodruff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Wells [mailto:jb at sourceillustrated.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 8:34 AM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] PDAs and Linux
> 
> I'm going to be in the market soon for a PDA, and I'm trying to weigh
my
> options.
> 
> Aside from linux-based PDAs, in which the OS is some variant of Linux,
I'm
> wondering if any PDAs out there provide software to work and sync with
> Linux.   In other words, calendars, address books, etc. that you can
run
> and update on Linux and upload/sync to your PDA.
> 
> Because I use Linux almost exclusively at home, it would probably be a
> waste of time to buy a PDA that only provides Windows software.
> 
> Thanks for any information you might have.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> 
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