"Peter Flynn" <peter.nosp@m.silmaril.ie> wrote in message news:5l2utjF65ndeU1@mid.individual.net... > I've been using a Sharp Zaurus SL-5000D and then a SL-5500 for years, > currently running OpenZaurus 3.5.3 (kernel 2.4.18) and Opie 1.2.1. It's > been excellent, providing pretty much all I have needed so far > (calendar/contacts, browser, mailer, IR, wifi/bluetooth/RJ45 card, > terminal, editor, Java, and LaTeX). > > But it won't last forever, and I'm now interested in something similar but > faster and with more storage and memory. Unfortunately, the market seems > to be stagnant for Linux on PDAs, and all the web pages I can find mention > either Sharp's more recent (and physically much larger) systems (still > without wifi/bluetooth) running their own Linux kludge, or non-native > Linux hacked onto old WinCE/Palm/etc PDAs, or a MilSpec ruggedized device > for $1500+ > > Is there *any* RECENT (2007) affordable and (preferably) native Linux PDA > along similar lines to the SL5500 that isn't corporately crippled? I don't > mind replacing a non-Linux OS with a port of Linux, provided that the port > is stable and has similar support to how OZ/Opie worked (for a time). > > I'm not in Japan :-) > > ///Peter > The "Archos 604 wifi" is an MP3 player, picture viewer, video playback (divx if I recall correctly), ... It is built around some version of linux although, I believe it is locked and you cannot easily add applications. You can surf the web with Opera. This might not be close enough to what you are looking for but I thought I'd mention it. SL

Congratulations. Does it work as a PDA - does it run under the Windows Mobile 5? Can you transfer files to it from your PC? Rgds Per "Peter Flynn" <peter.nosp@m.silmaril.ie> skrev i en meddelelse news:5o4jg9FkrtvtU2@mid.individual.net... > Peter Flynn wrote: >> Thanks to everyone for their contributions. > > So I took the plunge and got an N800. It's exactly as described and works > perfectly for what I want...now all I need is a Stowaway keyboard :-) > > ///Peter