| zaurus [message #366540] |
Sat, 21 April 2018 06:25  |
mausg
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Once I had a little thing called a Sharp Zaurus, which was actually
useful, small screen, clamshell, keyboard. The memory battery
eventually went. anyone any idea of anything like that now?
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| Re: zaurus [message #366542 is a reply to message #366541] |
Sat, 21 April 2018 07:18  |
mausg
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On 2018-04-21, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> mausg@mail.com wrote:
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>> I had a little thing called a Sharp Zaurus
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> I used to run the Zaurus linux on an iPaq, but that whole segment seemed
> to get killed off ... closest I think you'll find now is the Gemini
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> <https://www.planetcom.co.uk>
I will check on that, tah. The Zaurus could be slipped into a pocket.
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| Re: zaurus [message #366544 is a reply to message #366542] |
Sat, 21 April 2018 10:33 |
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Originally posted by: J. Clarke
On 21 Apr 2018 11:18:15 GMT, mausg@mail.com wrote:
> On 2018-04-21, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>> mausg@mail.com wrote:
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>>> I had a little thing called a Sharp Zaurus
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>> I used to run the Zaurus linux on an iPaq, but that whole segment seemed
>> to get killed off ... closest I think you'll find now is the Gemini
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>> <https://www.planetcom.co.uk>
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> I will check on that, tah. The Zaurus could be slipped into a pocket.
There are numerous compact or folding keyboards available that should
work with any smartphone or tablet that supporst Bluetooth--they start
around 10 bucks. Or get one that has a stylus and teach it to read
your handwriting.
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| Re: zaurus [message #366553 is a reply to message #366544] |
Sat, 21 April 2018 13:33 |
mausg
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On 2018-04-21, J Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 21 Apr 2018 11:18:15 GMT, mausg@mail.com wrote:
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>> On 2018-04-21, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>>> mausg@mail.com wrote:
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>>>> I had a little thing called a Sharp Zaurus
>>>
>>> I used to run the Zaurus linux on an iPaq, but that whole segment seemed
>>> to get killed off ... closest I think you'll find now is the Gemini
>>>
>>> <https://www.planetcom.co.uk>
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>> I will check on that, tah. The Zaurus could be slipped into a pocket.
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> There are numerous compact or folding keyboards available that should
> work with any smartphone or tablet that supporst Bluetooth--they start
> around 10 bucks. Or get one that has a stylus and teach it to read
> your handwriting.
I an completely gone off the Ipad, which I was once once liked. Its
now all clickbaid sort of thing, click on a tune in Youtube, it asks
if you want to connect to iTunes. 'No, I do not", some sort of
spreadsheet, and the option is to save to the Cloud. 'No, I do not',
so on, and so on. I boought the gemini,599 sterling, will report if
its a dud.
>
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| Re: zaurus [message #366652 is a reply to message #366540] |
Mon, 23 April 2018 16:32 |
Rich Alderson
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mausg@mail.com writes:
> Once I had a little thing called a Sharp Zaurus, which was actually
> useful, small screen, clamshell, keyboard. The memory battery
> eventually went. anyone any idea of anything like that now?
A young friend of mine at XKL ported the KLH10 emulator to the Zaurus and got
TOPS-20 running on it, around the turn of the century or so. Nice little
Linux box that fit in your hand.
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Rich Alderson news@alderson.users.panix.com
Audendum est, et veritas investiganda; quam etiamsi non assequamur,
omnino tamen proprius, quam nunc sumus, ad eam perveniemus.
--Galen
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| Re: zaurus [message #366693 is a reply to message #366652] |
Tue, 24 April 2018 03:31 |
mausg
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On 2018-04-23, Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> wrote:
> mausg@mail.com writes:
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>> Once I had a little thing called a Sharp Zaurus, which was actually
>> useful, small screen, clamshell, keyboard. The memory battery
>> eventually went. anyone any idea of anything like that now?
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> A young friend of mine at XKL ported the KLH10 emulator to the Zaurus and got
> TOPS-20 running on it, around the turn of the century or so. Nice little
> Linux box that fit in your hand.
>
As a meeting a few years ago (about ten?) I went strollong, and
discovered a fellow meetinger tapping on his Zaurus. We had no
language in common, so that is all I know
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| Re: zaurus [message #366694 is a reply to message #366553] |
Tue, 24 April 2018 03:35 |
Charlie Gibbs
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On 2018-04-21, mausg@mail.com <mausg@mail.com> wrote:
> I an completely gone off the Ipad, which I was once once liked. Its
> now all clickbaid sort of thing, click on a tune in Youtube, it asks
> if you want to connect to iTunes. 'No, I do not", some sort of
> spreadsheet, and the option is to save to the Cloud. 'No, I do not',
> so on, and so on.
My wife recently bought an iPad. The impression I get is that
we don't so much use it as it uses us.
> I boought the gemini,599 sterling, will report if its a dud.
Give us a quick review anyway.
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| Re: zaurus [message #366714 is a reply to message #366694] |
Tue, 24 April 2018 13:20 |
Gene Wirchenko
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On 24 Apr 2018 07:35:11 GMT, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
wrote:
> On 2018-04-21, mausg@mail.com <mausg@mail.com> wrote:
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>> I an completely gone off the Ipad, which I was once once liked. Its
>> now all clickbaid sort of thing, click on a tune in Youtube, it asks
>> if you want to connect to iTunes. 'No, I do not", some sort of
>> spreadsheet, and the option is to save to the Cloud. 'No, I do not',
>> so on, and so on.
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> My wife recently bought an iPad. The impression I get is that
> we don't so much use it as it uses us.
Nice snark! I think that about states it with these things.
>> I boought the gemini,599 sterling, will report if its a dud.
Or it will report if you are a dud? You may have to report for
re-education.
> Give us a quick review anyway.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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| Re: zaurus [message #366742 is a reply to message #366693] |
Tue, 24 April 2018 19:51 |
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Originally posted by: RS Wood
>> A young friend of mine at XKL ported the KLH10 emulator to the Zaurus and
>> got TOPS-20 running on it, around the turn of the century or so. Nice
>> little Linux box that fit in your hand.
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That's the Gemini, then! It runs Debian.
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> As a meeting a few years ago (about ten?) I went strollong, and discovered
> a fellow meetinger tapping on his Zaurus. We had no language in common,
> so that is all I know
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