Linux and RIM Blackberry

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 11:03:00PM -0400, alain maisonneuve wrote:
> I recently purchased a RIM Blackberry 7250. What a great little toy.
> 
> Now what support is there for this device under Linux.
> 
> This model connect and recharges using the USB cable so communication
> should easy.
> 
> I would like to integrate it with my Evolution Mail etc.
> 
> any thoughts would be great.

At least in the past when I last looked at it, RIM was very much Windows
+ Exchange only.  They didn't care one bit about supporting anything
else.  I have no idea if any of the SDK stuff would help that but then
again I don't have a device to play with so I didn't look into it
further than that.

Very neat device, if the restrictions on using the provider and/or your
companies exchange server is acceptable.  If not, it's probably the
wrong device for you, at least for now.  Maybe when MS starts doing
smart phone/email thingies RIM will start looking for other potential
places to find customers.

Lennart Sorensen
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