Lance Rose wrote:
> >1. What kinds of ports does it have? I read the site, and I wasn't exactly
> >clear. I'd need something with at least one serial port (for a speech
> >synthesizer) and for a keyboard of some description. Can't use the touch
> >screen.
> 1 IrDA port
> 1 RS-232 port
> 1 high speed 1.6Mhz clocked serial port for external keyboard, mass
> storage, wireless, etc
It say somewhere that there is a second IR port for 'commercial IR' - which
means non-IrDA stuff like emulating TV remote controls, that kind of thing.
> >3. What does the developer version have in the way of pre-installed
> >software? Or put another way, is it possible to just bypass or ignore all
> >the graphical stuff and get straight to a text login?
> All the usual PIM stuff, plus a few games. The best part is the
> downloadable kernel. hen they upgrade the software or if someone adds
> something cool, you recompile and reload. You can get a $promt and do
> anything.
I saw somewhere (I think it was on slashdot) that you can get an Xterm
up on it.
Dunno that I want to do much with handwriting recognition though! That
keyboard is going to be top of my 'must have' list.
How long did your's take to arrive after you ordered it? My order went
in a couple of days ago - it would be cool if it arrived in time to play
with it over Xmas.
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