[Thinkpad] [seebs at plethora.net: Re: OT: Which PDA should I consider?]

[Stephen A. Carter]

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:03:14 -0400, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>a very timely question for me, since cingular is retiring my trusty rim 950 
>mobitex service and i am looking for a nice qwerty device.  decidedly a 
>NON-WINDOWS-MOBILE device.  email and messaging are most important,
>voice next, everything else last.  any personal experience (including
>carriers) for someone in the NYC region would be great.

I've been very happy with Sharp Zaurus devices.  What I'm using now
is the SL-C3000, which is now two years old: clamshell design,
640x480 color screen, ARM-architecture Debian OS, QWERTY keyboard,
external CF/Microdrive and SD slots, internal 4-GB Microdrive (which
I've replaced with an 8-GB CompactFlash card), mini-USB connector. 
Setting it up to run e.g. Debian PocketWorkstation in chroot mode or
even for dual-booting full-blown Debian is also possible.  No
built-in wireless, but I've had no trouble using a Planex GW-CF11X
Wifi adapter in the CF slot (I've used it in Japan, continental Asia,
Europe, North America, and on a bunch of Pacific islands).  About the
only thing I would wish for is a transflective screen.

Very sweet.


-- Stephen Carter
   scarter at hticn.com
   Nagoya, Japan