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Any ideas? I thought about using it like a tablet or input device for certain programs, but I have no idea where to start. Any other options? Or know how ...
- 02-20-2006 #1Linux Newbie
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New uses for an old Palm (Sony Clie)?
Any ideas? I thought about using it like a tablet or input device for certain programs, but I have no idea where to start. Any other options? Or know how to make that work. I hate to see technology laying around without a purpose!
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I bet netbsd would run on it, give that a try.
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Any links or ideas where to look for some insight?
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the netbsd website would be a start.
- 02-22-2006 #5Linux User
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hehe you sarky git.
Originally Posted by onlinebacon
you could post it to me mate, i love bits of kit like that. theyre not cheap either and i could do with something like that to take notes on at uni
You know, aliens are going to come to earth in 50 years and kill the hell out of us for DDoSing their networks with this SETI crap
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- 02-22-2006 #6Linux Enthusiast
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haha, I would prefer it, I am a bsd man Originally Posted by cayalee hehe you sarky git.
you could post it to me mate, i love bits of kit like that. theyre not cheap either and i could do with something like that to take notes on at uni
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- 02-22-2006 #7Linux Guru
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Does it have a colour screen?
Some of the last few pda/pocket pc/palm devices had vnc and remote desktop tools available for them.
My mate used to control his mp3 collection from the toilet on PocketPC over rdp protocol on a bluetooth connection. Beat that! There could be potential hacking value in it's current form!
- 02-22-2006 #8Linux Newbie
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Alas, it's a BW screen, no bluetooth but infrared. So I guess I could use it as a remote for my tv or stereo.
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- 02-23-2006 #9Just Joined!
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go the TV Remote... i have a palm 3 c that i use for that purpose (software was free too i think... there is a lot of stuff out there for them)
a lot of people complain about range, but i must wonder how big there lounge room is... i sit around 2-5 metres away from my tv, upto 7 at most i have tested it, and whilst it can take a few seconds, it works. (oh, my palm has the IR in the top, so its well placed for this)
its also great as a portable ebook reader... get a pdf view, sync it over
and you have a book with you.
the Table software is availible on Sourceforge, and you also need the wacom intuos driver (availible from wacom for free) but my plam 3c has only a doc for pc connection, so thats not good to me, as i would need to hold the palm on a flat surface (oh, and the colour ones didnt eve view images... they had a shocking colour capability / res until recently)
oh, taking notes on it sucks, oldschool palms never allowed you to right straight onto the screen and recognise it... you had to write in the "graffiti" area... in block letters... and odd symbols /taps/dashes to get all the different characters...
my personal fav though.... gets me several hours of lemmings gameplay when on the move
/tAK
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