From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from 1tree.net(server50.aitcom.net[208.234.0.28]) (1517 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Sat, 11 Mar 2000 12:01:27 -0500 (EST) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from rocky (c716099-a.rchdsn1.tx.home.com [24.7.105.70]) by 1tree.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA19226 for ; Sat, 11 Mar 2000 12:01:29 -0500 Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 11:03:20 -0600 (CST) From: X-Sender: cpt.kirk@rocky cc: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: PDA's In-Reply-To: <38CA7657.AF73A7E3@gte.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Id: I don't think we are looking at using either the winCE or the palm OS. We are looking at using Linux because we can modify it and there are no license issues. Besides if you run wince together you get the right effect of the OS. The only possible advantage is that if you can pus the OS out of the way the devices have more memory. The OS has major problems though. There is a port of Linux that is aimed at WinCE machines. Haven't had the chance to read the pages on it yet. But I don't see us having the resources to chase an extra platform. Besides, the PalmOS devices are available in a form that allows the complete displacement of the OS. such is not true for WinCE. But the whole thing is we are not looking to move to another OS. we are looking to adapt hardware to Linux. Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net ------------------ Your fly might be open (but don't check it just now).