On Sun 16 Jun, Scott Dier wrote: > Miah Gregory wrote: > > > Possibly.. Don't forget that such devices will also often be on the end of > > low bandwidth links, so size really does mean everything.. :-) > > bullshit. I use a small notebook computer and dont seem to have issues > having fast connections.
But anyone with a psion PDA, and a lot of people with ipaqs have to upgrade their packages over a ppp serial link. Fat packages take a long time at 115200 baud, especially if you are using the link for anything else. It is possible to shut down the system unplug the CF card and do the upgrade that way, but it's not usually convenient. I do think package size matters in PDA-land. This will become less true over time as they start to come with ethernet or USB as standard, but for the time being I do think small packages are a worthy goal. I've been astonished by the size of ipkgs of some things (eg Xfree86 is 424K +xlibs of 1026K and xfonts of 725K for a working X system), Wookey -- Aleph One Ltd, Bottisham, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 9BA, UK Tel +44 (0) 1223 811679 work: http://www.aleph1.co.uk/ play: http://www.chaos.org.uk/~wookey/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
