Odd ideas that I've had lately...

Just get an HP 200LX palmtop. It's basically a PC-XT (MS-DOS 5.0, custom 80186 processor) with a monochrome CGA screen (640x200). It can run most standard MS-DOS programs, has built-in terminal emulation, serial and IR ports, a PCMCIA socket that can handle standard of Compact Flash RAM (cards bigger than 256MB might require a driver, depending on brand). You can get upgraded models with up to 96MB internal RAM and a 2x crystal (~32MHz). Runs on 2 AA batteries for days, and can use rechargable batteries (with internal charging). Has instant-on and sleep. There is ethernet and TCP/IP software for it, as well as web and email software. Lastly, you can hook it up to a cell phone to get your email. Only problem is, it's not quite 10 years old :). -----Original Message----- From: John Boffemmyer IV [mailto:john_boffemmyer_iv@boff-net.dhs.org] Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 7:44 PM To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Odd ideas that I've had lately... <snip> Say, I go over to Sridhar's house and decide I want to grab the docs on an old DECServer, most palms don't have the storage space or interface unless you go find a program written for the machine you are on and have an IR port or happen to have a Palm cradle for that model (nowadays one cradle does NOT fit all). A mini-PC portable, like the idea I had, would have standard built-in interfaces that would allow for this, plus the needed storage space. Like simple FTP'ing the data over a standard tcp/ip protocol on the built-in Ethernet or such, this would make portable data sharing easier. <snip>