On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 23:11:30 +0000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matthew Sackman) wrote:
> > > So the thought occurred to me that I could get a PDA with a > > > stow-away keyoard and basically use that in laptop capacity, as a > > > few of my friends are doing. > > Aehm it's a big differents between 17Mhz and 700Mhz ... also 8MB > > Flash and a 20GB HD can't be compared. > > I'm waiting for the Sharp Zaurus SL5500. Proper keyboad (well, > small), linux and Qtopia (QT embedded) plus a large range of > expansion slots: this thing should be big when it hits the shelves so > long as the software is polished enough. The most "proper" keyboard I've seen built into a hand-held is the Psion's (series 5, also the Revo). From the photos of the Zaurus it looks like you have to be a great fan of SMS (cellphone "text" messaging) to find the keyboard useful. The Palm clones' stow-away solution is much better, unless you're hell-bent on getting carpal thumb syndrome. Does the Zaurus's large range of expansion slots allow you to connect an external keyboard? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
