[TriLUG] Linux PDA hacking

Carl Crider c.crider at gmail.com
Tue Jul 18 15:24:17 EDT 2006


I used a Zaurus SL5500 and loved it. The 5500, 5600, and 6000 can be found
for cheap
on ebay. Easy to hack and "fool around with".

Now I have my eye on the Nokia770.



On 7/18/06, Kevin Gamiel <kgamiel at renci.org> wrote:
>
> Howdy,
>
> I'm about to purchase a PDA, primarily for the usual calendar, contacts,
> notes sortof thing.  Given that many seem to have 802.11 support and
> there are linux distros that *apparently* support them, I thought I may
> as well try a hacker-friendly one to fool around with.
>
> Anyone actively use/hack a linux-based PDA?  Opie/Familiar?  iPaq?
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>
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