Re: [TCLUG:18739] Handspring and Linux?

[Ben Lutgens <blutgens@usinternet.com>]

On Thu, Jun 08, 2000 at 10:04:44PM -0500, andrew nemchenko wrote:
>You know I checked their website and they say that linux is not supported by
>their software. Because they not only use a different cradle than Palm they
>also use different software because of the way their PDA is built. The Palm
>uses flash Rom to store all its files and the OS, so you can upgrade the OS.
>You can't upgrade the Handsprings OS just because of different internal
>archetecture. So unless they provide software for linux youre out of luck
>because palm sync software will not work.
>
I find this pretty hard to believe. You may have misunderstood (or they stated
it wrong) I have flashed mine and it still works. I use the USB stuff (as
opposed to serial) and install software into it with jpilot and sync all day
long. 

Now if I could get gnome-pilot to work... It runs like a daemon waiting for
you to press the hotsunc button on your palm like ruindoze does. Looks pretty
sweet, plus the gnome stuff is more aesthetic than is jpilot IMHO.
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