[SC.LUG] Re: old box contest

[Simeon Farrington]

srmlou> --__--__--

srmlou> Message: 2
srmlou> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 21:47:38 +0000
srmlou> From: Ian Molton <spyro@f2s.com>
srmlou> To: sc@mailman.lug.org.uk
srmlou> Subject: Re: [SC.LUG] Re: old box contest
srmlou> Organization: The Dragon Roost
srmlou> Reply-To: sc@mailman.lug.org.uk

>> 
>> More seriously I discovered a debian mailing list for running debian
>> on "handheld computers derived from Pilot" so I'm wondering what
>> nasties I can do to my Handspring Visor *8)

srmlou> Im trying to find a machine crap enough that I dont feel too guilty
srmlou> installing windows on it.

That's the snag - it's an oxymoron almost; to be able to run anything
under windows the machine needs to be big enough to store all the
excuses used on the BSOD.

srmlou> then I will have something with which to sync my PDA and I will be able
srmlou> to start porting linux to it...

I synch the visor with jpilot and occasionally evolution manages to
talk to it using gnome-pilot although getting this to happen seems to
involve sacrificing whole herds of cows before any data chooses to
transfer. jpilot is generally pretty good.


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 Simeon                            mailto:swfarrington@beeb.net