[Novalug] Best Linux Gadget / PDA / Music player

[Beartooth]

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008, Stephan Greene wrote:

> 3rd the Nokia N800.  With the newer 810 out, the price on the 
> 800 has dropped to just above $200.  You can upgrade to the 
> same OS version as the 810 if it isn't there already, and it 
> can accommodate at least 16GB of additional storage via SD 
> cards (I have 2 x 8GB in mine).  Add $40-$50 for a bluetooth 
> GPS receiver and something for an external BT keyboard if you 
> feel one is necessary. [....]

 	Hmmm .... I have several GPSs already -- is there any way 
to use a serial port or USB connection instead?

 	Also, what sort of linux software do you use with a GPS? 
Does it do topo maps? Is it subtechnoid-friendly?

 	That last point is a big one for me; I keep one hard 
drive bootable to XP just to use the legacy GPS/topo software I 
use for my hunting maps. Once I find either an emulator that can 
both run it and let it talk to the GPS, or better a native linux 
app that's not meant for war-driving and that I can handle, I can 
have a MS-free house and feel clean again. <sigh>

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Beartooth Paganus, Staffwright, Sciurivore
What do they know of country, who only country know?