[plug] Agenda VR3 handheld

[Simon Scott]

	Dunno about delivery time, but shipping was $50+ US.... killer.....
Hopefully at that price, itll get here soonish

	According to people on #agenda, there is plenty of room for apps.
Obviously MP3 playing isnt a major application (on 16M of flash, 10 bit mono
sound) but as a PDA the power is more than enough... however you should keep
in mind that very little is tailored for the vr3 yet, and most things are
straight ports with few to no changes.. so sometimes it will chug.

	Theyve ported all sorts o' crap, including apache and nfsd. 

	They appear to be having a little difficulty with the HWR, but Im
sure that will happen soon...

	Im looking for a book on xlib programming, anyone have any
recommendations? FLTK is builtin, but for little games you dont really need
widgets so xlib appears the way to go. FLTK looks pretty cool, but there is
nothing stopping anyone from using other toolkits, as long as they fit.... I
hear that possibly some guys are working on a scaled down GTK+ for the
machine....

	Ill probably start by hacking a few FLTK apps together, and then
maybe dive into some xlib programming to knock up some little games....
there is a game called Aliens for it already , which is kinda a galaga clone
of sorts and its kinda sweet....









	From:	Mike Holland <myk at golden.wattle.id.au> on 02-04-2001 10:26
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	Subject:	Re: [plug] Agenda VR3 handheld

	On Mon, 2 Apr 2001 Simon.Scott at flexiplan.com wrote:

	> I just ordered myself the developer version of this linux based
monster.
	> 
	> Is anyone else doing the same/thinking of doing the same and are
interested in
	> starting something of a  development/porting team?

	Its very tempting. Did you order from the US website? ( US$179+ship)
	  The VR3 basically looks like a palm clone, with a few
	improvements, but not as good as the new Palm m5000/505 series.
Priced a
	lot cheaper though, and it does run Linux. Though I have yet to be
	convinced how much difference that makes. Multitasking will be nice.
	But it doesnt look nearly as sexy as a Palm V. Its twice the
thickness.
	  How much of the 16MB flash is left after the OS & standard apps
are
	loaded?

	  ... Ok, I signed up for the developer program.
	Whats the shipping cost & delivery time?

	-- 
	Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
	                          --==--
	    I had no shoes and I pitied myself.  Then I met a man who had no
	    feet, so I took his shoes.            -- Dave Barry




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