Re: [Evolution] Best PDA OS to sync with iPaq ?

[Dave Smith <dave smith tstt net tt>]

On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 09:40 -0800, Dan Stromberg wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 06:53 -0500, JP Rosevear wrote:
> > On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 09:53 +0100, Xavier Bestel wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have an iPaq I would like to use as an Evolution satellite (i.e.
> > > update my contacts, calendar, tasks, be notified for my appointments,
> > > etc.)
> > > What's the best supported OS I should put on it ? PocketPC, GPE or
> > > OPIE ? 
> >
> > Only thing i can suggest is checking out multisync
> > http://multisync.sourceforge.net/news.php
>
> I'm partial to familiar on iPaq's, but note that when you buy a PocketPC
> platform to run linux on, you're boosting microsoft's installed base
> numbers, which helps enable microsoft persuade software vendors to
> implement for their platform - only.
>
> Microsoft is taking a loss on every PocketPC box sold for a reason.
> They aren't doing it because they want to loose money.  They're doing it
> because their other businesses allow them to take a loss on PDA's long
> enough to gain a stranglehold on the market.  =Then=, they'll change
> pricing so as to start making a profit on each box sold.
>
> I very much wanted a linux PDA last time I went PDA shopping, but wound
> up going with a PalmOne Tungsten C, for exactly this reason.

Sharp Zaurus is Linux based. And you can flash the PDA and install
entirely open source software from Open Zaurus
http://openzaurus.org/web/

Dave
> As an added benefit, Palm boxes are most likely going to be running
> linux in the future, which a proprietary PalmOS layer overtop - kind of
> analogous to what MacOS X does with *BSD.
Dave Smith
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