More Fun To Be Had With the iPaq 31
Veidit writes: "The Compaq Cambridge Research Laboratory seems to have a cool project named "Mercury".
They are integrating an IPAQ running Linux with many diffrent types of wireless alternatives like 802.11b, Bluetooth, GSM, CDMA via PCMCIA.
The linux version seems to be the one that Handhelds.org has.
" We also had an e-mail from Dan Sparks who writes: " The free Compaq TestDrive Program has added two new features allowing iPAQ handheld development online. In the Test Drive Program, we have four DEC Sharks (DNARD) SA-110 based network computers running Linux allowing development on Linux based StrongArm systems. In addition, Alpha2Arm cross-compiler tool chain has been added to every single one of our Alpha Linux machines, including our Brickwall Beowulf cluster. This means that you can compile programs for your iPAQ handheld on our blazingly fast Alpha computers. The Toolchain includes support for C and C++, and is available on all the Alpha-based Linux distributions we have, including RedHat Linux, SuSE Linux, TurboLinux, Kondara Linux, and Debian GNU/Linux."
sci-fi ? (Score:2)
I believe this is not that futuristic.
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A good browser (Score:2)
iPaq availability? (Score:1)
cramfs (Score:3)
Re:A good browser (Score:2)
The IPAQ is interesting because it is the first PDA with enough oomph to do useful things with. I would prefer to develop those for a Linux environment - probably mainly for reasons of personal taste, but I think there are some good commercial and technical reasons too. Also, it's fun, which is quite important, and to my mind significantly more fullfilling than trolling on Slashdot.
Re:sci-fi ? (Score:1)
Java (Kaffe) runs on Linux on the iPaq, though it's not entirely stable yet.
Re:A good browser (Score:1)
Re:iPaq availability? (Score:3)
Now I hear they're coming out with a model with 48 MB RAM (plus 16 MB ROM) available, but not out until March. I suppose you can expect that one to be in even shorter supply. But I'm looking forward to seeing one.
And as for the other replier that is whining about how bad compaq support and products are, I don't think it's at all true. Yes, mine did ship with that screen fault, but it wasn't apparent at first, and you see the type of service I'm getting to have the issue resolved. I'm nothing less than happy with my unit.
And now we need ... (Score:1)
Now all we need is the iPaq itself; mine has been on backorder since last year.
However, the Linux iPAQ still can't play quake. (Score:1)
T R O L L Alert! (plus iPaq+Linux+Quake) (Score:1)
Attention!
The site ( http://www.comp-u-geek.net/ ) linked to by the top post of this thread My favourite site from AdminMan is a TROLL site!
It opens lots and lots of windows with not-my-kind-of-explicit-s-e-x-images.
Do not loose your time with it.
Why there's all this stuf going on at Slashdot comments?I do not understand.
Slashdot provides great hi-tech news. It's all about sharing information, being nice and learn a little bit more every day.
BTW, the iPaq hand-help small-computer (it's too cool to name it only "agenda") looks very good. I saw one using twm [plig.org] . It looked terrific!
Now, we need the Quake-for-iPaq [slashdot.org], but running under iPaq-Linux this time. That will be something!
Have a nive Week-End!
Re:A good browser (Score:1)
Did you know IE comes standard on an Ipaq?
I guess the reason that they do not want to use IE on iPaq-Linux is because it has to be pretty hard to run WINE [winehq.com] with it!
Well, if it can run, it will look like this. [geocities.com]
Have a nice Week-end!
CILUX and Oxygen: blatant project plug... (Score:1)
Now that The CILUX Project has a release (0.1.01), I'd like to point readers interested in this kind of stuff to the main CILUX [cilux.net] web page.
If a moderator gets there and likes it, can (s)he mod me up a bit for the general Slashdot populace?
Thanks!
Duncan Cragg
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Re:root... (Score:1)
Java: Kaffe (Score:2)
That's all well and good ... (Score:2)
Re:Java: Kaffe (Score:2)
itsy (Score:2)
Re:porting other OSes (Score:1)
At school we have iPaqs!! (Score:1)
Unfortunately they are not the all powerful iPaqs mentioned in the slashdot but very crappy Compaqs that have pretty much everything on board and cost waaaay too much. It's a shame we get Compaqs and some elementary schools 20 minutes away get some brand-spanking new SunRays.
*sigh*Oh well I am sure my time will come. You can't surf the "web" on a 486 forever...
-sLinux and the Palm/Handspring Handhelds - CORRECT (Score:1)
This is the correct URL. Jeez. I gotta lay off the caffeine...
Useful identification (Score:1)
Now we can just look for the IPAQ/Linux combination for a clearer identification
Another wireless feature.. (Score:1)
Re:sci-fi ? (Score:1)
It's not going to happen next month, but I think this is the future of computing.
In our research in the Mercury Project [compaq.com], we are exploring some of these ideas. Between the iPAQ handheld and the Mercury BackPAQ, we are building a device that will have simultaneous access to multiple wireless networks so that it can use the best available communications. It has a camera for taking pictures or for video conferencing. It has a headset jack so that we can explore speech-driven interfaces on handhelds. It has an accelerometer for gesture-driven interfaces. It has 32MB of flash for additional file storage.
The software side of the project is actually more interesting than the gadget side. That is where the action is. If you have to manually invoke ifconfig, iwconfig and route, then only the geeks are going to use these devices. We are going to have to develop systems (devices and infrastructure) that are much more advanced than the current ones. They need to be able to take care of themselves and to carry out what the user wants to do. We need to be able to tell our devices to "Make it so" and expect the right thing to happen. Now maybe I'm talking science fiction.
Some of the other comments are about applications. Although Moore's Law is helping us out with computation, memory, and disk space, we should not expect monolithic desktop applications to run on handheld devices. We would like to have componentized applications that adapt to the device they are running on, to the input and output devices being used, and to the available network connectivity.
Re:iPaq availability? (Score:2)
Neither of these seem like good options for an open-source platform. I fear we'll have to look elsewhere for the "killer platform" for wireless Linux.
iPaq hype is great, but what about other PocketPCs (Score:1)
hrmm... did you say linux on ipaq? (Score:1)
Part 4? It's coming "real soon" -- it's on the Trollech stuff . . . -- Rick
iPAQ H3100 (Score:1)
Re:iPaq availability? (Score:1)
Re:iPaq availability? (Score:1)
Re:However, the Linux iPAQ still can't play quake. (Score:1)