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Chapter 6. Linux PDAs

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6.1. AgendaComputing: Agenda VR3

6.2. Samsung: YOPY

6.3. SHARP SL-5000/5500/C700-860/C3x00/6000 aka Zaurus

6.3.1. The SHARP System
6.3.2. The Community Systems
6.3.3. Synchronization with your Linux PC
6.3.4. External Serial Keyboard
6.3.5. Cross-Compiling
6.3.6. Caveats
6.3.7. Resources
6.3.8. Conversion from Palm Pilot to Zaurus

The most known Linux PDAs in these days are the Agenda VR3 by AgendaComputing (out-of-production), the iPAQ by HP/COMPAQ, the Zaurus series by SHARP, and the Yopy by Samsung (out-of-production). Except the iPAQ all of them are true Linux PDAs, they are pre-equipped with Linux by their manufacturers.

There are different free distributions for Linux PDAs available, e.g.: QT Embedded (pre-installed on the SHARP Zaurus), Opie, Familiar. The Gnome Palmtop Environment - GPE aims to provide a Free Software GUI environment for palmtop/handheld computers running the GNU/Linux operating system. GPE uses the X Window System, and the GTK+ widget toolkit.

Most of the software for the newer PDAs can be obtained as pre-compiled IPK packages. You may search the Zaurus Software Index - ZSI or ipkgfind for the package you need. To install these packages you may choose different methods. One method is to install directly via a HTTP connection called feed. For an example see the TuxMobil IPK feed.

Besides these well-known Linux PDAs I will also try to point to ports for other PDAs and to tools to achieve connectivity to non-Linux PDAs, cell phones and desktop computers.

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