"Aharon (Al) Schkolnik" wrote:
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> I, of course, want to use whatever I buy with Linux (can you actually
> run Linux on one ?) - meaning downloading from my favorite appointment
> software, etc.
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> Does anyone want to offer me any advice as far as what to buy, and how
> best to use it with my home/office Linux systems ?
Aharon,
Any Palm you'll buy will work fine with Linux. The basic tool for
connecting your Palm with Linux is 'pilot-tools', which includes
command-line utilities that'll allow you to back up your Palm, install
software, sync address book / datebook etc.
If you want a GUI utility which will allow you to sync with other
software, such as Plan, and do some more generally nice stuff, I
recommend PilotManager. There are some more graphical Palm utilities
around, but I've found PilotManager to be the best.
About running Linux on your Palm -- it's possible if you have 8MB of
memory. However, I don't think it currently does much more that boot.
See http://www.uclinux.org for details.
About what Palm to buy -- I have a Palm III with 2MB of memory. I've
never been low on memory, and I think I'm quite a heavy user. However,
if you plan to carry many ebooks, manuals etc. on your Palm, you'll want
more than that. I wouldn't really recommend the Palm V -- it's very
nice, but I don't like the idea of not being able to carry spare
batteries. I also find it hard to justify its price. I think a Palm IIIx
with NiMH batteries is the best solution.
Actually, maybe the best solution is not to buy a Palm at all, but to
get a Visor instead -- both cheaper and more powerful, and fully
Palm-compatible. See http://www.handspring.com .
Gavrie.
--
Gavrie Philipson
System Administrator
Netmor Applied Modeling Research Ltd.
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