[olug] Does anyone have experience with the zaurus?

[Quinn Coldiron]

I have the sleeve and a wireless card for my iPaq.  That was cool.  I
have wireless at work and home and it was nice using that, but the
battery life sucks in the 3600. It spent more time in the cradle than in
my hand.

What I really want is the new Tungsten.

Quinn


On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 12:28, Jay Swackhamer wrote:
> I synced with qtopia for the contacts/lists/etc.... and
> then used the network directly to sync email etc.....
> then setup a wireless access point at home and the store,
> to do web browsing/email sync without the cradle..........
> 
> With the initial qtopia/roms the sync would timeout, but
> using the standalone usbdnet driver + updated roms/qtopia
> the sync works well....wireless even easier.........
> 
> 
> > What desktop apps do you sync with (Evolution, KDE stuff, etc)?  I have
> > a iPaq 3600 that I installed Linux on.  I tied Opie and QPE, but got
> > frustrated with both and the hacked up sync tools to keep my synced with
> > Evolution.
> >
> > In short, I made a trip to ebay and bought a used Palm.  I keep playing
> > with the iPaq, but the Palm is doing my work.
> >
> > Quinn
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 11:32, Jay Swackhamer wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I have a Zaurus SL-5500 that I've been using for a few months.
> >>
> >> I've switched back and forth between the stock sharp supplied rom, and
> >> the the openzaurus roms.
> >>
> >> The unit is stable and has the functionality/comparable apps that are
> >> on the MS PDA's. I've also owned a jornada 430se and 565.
> >>
> >> The only thing missing from the zaurus is a speaker for audio
> >> playback. besides that, i really have no complaints...........
> >>
> >> They can be bought new for $380(NFM) or on ebay now for between
> >> $225-275 for the SL-5500 or around $150 for the developer 32MB
> >> version. Prices should drop once the retail stores get the new
> >> SL-5600..............
> >>
> >>
> >> > I was wondeirng if anyone who has used a zaurus could post likes /
> >> dislikes / opinions on the device.  I would like to support the open
> >> natrue of Linux and am interested in a PDA.  I saw a dell pocket PC
> >> running MS OS and thought I really don't want to do that.  I wonder
> >> what is available for Linux.  Anyway I came across the Zaurus and
> >> have seen some information showing up in the linux Journal so I was
> >> curious if anyone has used one.
> >> >
> >> > -Jon Warren
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> > Quinn P. Coldiron
> > Cerner Technical Coordinator
> > Nebraska Methodist Hospital
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Quinn P. Coldiron
Cerner Technical Coordinator
Nebraska Methodist Hospital
402-354-1619
qcoldir at nmhs.org