Re: It's official - Linux on Palm!!

["Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith@ieee.org>]

On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 22:23 -0600, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
> As the owner of a Zaurus SL-5600 Linux PDA and a Treo 600 PalmOS combo
> PDA+phone, there's no question in my mind which was a pricey -- and
> quickly orphaned -- toy and which is a very serious workhorse. In the
> real world a device's embedded OS is far less important than the
> functions it can actually DO. Show me a real Linux phone that can do
> more & better things than the new WindowsCE-based Treo 700 and I might
> buy it. And if a snap-in cradle for hands-free operation in my car isn't
> an option, I won't care what else it can do.

PalmOS was designed for handhelds and it just works best that way.
I still haven't seen Linux or PocketPC come close to functionality.
And let's face it, PalmOS connector support is pretty universal.

That's why I carry a Treo 600 series, just like I did a Kyocera
SmartPhone 7135 and 6035 before that (since 2001).



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