[plug] Linux Handheld

[Paul Arch]

Chris Caston wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-11-23 at 14:38, Mike Holland wrote:
>   
>> Paul Arch wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Can anyone make suggestions as to a handheld ( like palm etc ) that can
>>> run linux, and has a serial port ?
>>>       
>> Palms don't run linux (yet?), but do have free cross-development tools
>> that run on Linux, including an emulator.  At least the old
>> dragonball-based ones do.  Its easy to write simple palm
>> apps using Linux.   The serial port is TTL-level.
>>
>>     
>
> You can install ArmLinux on the old Palms not sure about the intel ones.
>
> A quick google for Zaurus and serial port suggests that it may give you
> what you are looking for with a bit more digging.
>
>   
Thanks for the replies , I am currently looking at Sharp Zaurus SL-C3100 :
    http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/review/sharp-c3100-en.shtml  

This guy is pretty excited about his :
    http://www.users.on.net/~hluc/myZaurus/

cheers


Paul