[Novalug] Rich's Alternative to iPhone

[Rich Goodwin]

So, if you want ssh on your phone ... get a Neo1973!  It's there.  _You_
have the power (<chuckle>if you have the power .... </chuckle>) ....

There are alot of interesting things with openMoKo - it's the S/W.  The
phone (neo1973) has its advantages as well - or at least the Phase 2
(GTA02) phone will.  The one shipping now is a developer version.  It
does not have the WiFi or accelerometers or increase RAM or faster
processor ....

But the Phase 1 phone (GTA01B_v04) will do the ssh - if you want!

There is a comparison to the iPhone on the openMoKo wiki - 
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/IPhone

Rich

On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 07:43 -0400, gregory pryzby wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 09, 2007 at 05:58:07PM -0700, TGS wrote:
> > There is no alternative :)
> 
> I am an apple fanbot, make no doubt about it.
> 
> However I don't pay crazy prices for stuff (my 27" mid-90s TV says
> so). However, if I purchase a phone that is suppose to do it all, let
> it do it all. Allowing me to access Terminal (ssh) is a MUST on any
> phone. At least that is my requirement. If it is a convergence of
> devices, then I should be able to take pix/vid and upload to my site
> of choice. 
> 
> Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful device, but I rather have a
> device that I can use for my everyday needs-- and yes I shell in via
> my phone a few times a week at a minimum. 
> 
> And let's not talk about having to replace the battery after 12-18
> months (based on experienced battery life and number of recharges) at
> Apple's price. 
> 
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > 
> > On Jul 9, 2007, at 5:24 AM, gregory pryzby <greg at pryzby.org> wrote:
> > 
> > >http://www.openmoko.com/
> > >
> > >Linux 'freed' phone for 300$us. This is a developer's version, but it
> > >runs linux and is available today.... Hmmmmm
> 
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