Handheld PDA units running Linux (or not)

[Colin McGregor]

--- Simon <simon80-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Have you thought about getting a Nokia 770? Most
> people I've talked to
> haven't heard of it.

GTALug Board member Seneca Cunningham owns a Nokia 770
and I would gather quite likes it.

> 800x480 screen size
> 250MHz (I think) TI OMAP 1710, ARM core + C55x DSP +
> other stuff
> 802.11g wireless + Bluetooth
> speaker, mic, 3.5mm audio jack, RS-MMC slot, which
> you can find 2GB
> cards for (need a kernel patch to go above 1GB, but
> this works fine, I
> have a 2GB card)
> 
> On top of that hardware, it runs a derivative of
> Debian, has apt and a
> GUI frontend to apt, and comes with a couple of
> closed-source
> components, like the web browser.  The other reason
> why I mention it
> is that at $350 USD, it's cheaper than most or all
> of the handhelds
> you mention.
> --

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