Handheld PDA units running Linux (or not)

[Simon]

I don't think that the Greenphone has a dev kit ON it - but then
again, I don't think the 770 does either, though I don't see why one
couldn't install it on the 770, everything is packaged up already, it
just doesn't seem to be the prevailing thing to do, probably because
of the flash storage limitation.

On 11/6/06, William O'Higgins Witteman <william.ohiggins-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 06, 2006 at 03:31:05PM -0500, Stan Witkowski wrote:
>
> >>Don't forget about another possibility, the Motorola E680i. More
> >>smartphone than PDA, but then the lines between them are blurring...
> >>
> >>http://www.motorola.com/motoinfo/product/details.jsp?globalObjectId=103
> >>
> >>Sold unlocked in the US because it's not currently being offered by any
> >>GSM carrier.
>
> >Regretfully, not for my purposes.
> >
> >Why:
> >
> >-  240 x 320 color screen  (too small FOR ME, I want something at least 640
> >x 480)
> >   Harder to see small screens when you're over 50.  <grin>
> >
> >- still, I could live with a small screen, BUT.....  it's a phone --
> >  the physical size means lower battery life
> >
> >- no development system on it (it's a phone...)
>
> I am not arguing your logic - you know your needs - but just because
> something is a phone does not mean that it doesn't have a development
> environment: http://www.trolltech.com/products/qtopia/greenphone
> --
>
> yours,
>
> William
>
>
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