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Chapter 6. Linux PDAs

The most known Linux PDAs in these days are the Agenda VR3 by AgendaComputing (out-of-production), the iPAQ by COMPAQ, the Zaurus SL-5000/5500 by SHARP, and the Yopy by Samsung. Except the iPAQ all of them are true Linux PDAs, they are pre-equipped with Linux by their manufacturers.

There are different Linux distributions for Linux PDAs available, e.g.: QT Embedded (pre-installed on the SHARP Zaurus), Opie, Familiar and more. 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 this packages you may choose different methods. One method is to install directly from a HTTP connection called feed. For an example see the TuxMobil IPK feed.

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

Agenda VR3

Resources

  1. The manufacturer of the first dedicated Linux PDA the Agenda VR3 is AgendaComputing.