[kdepim-users] Support for palm devices in KDE SC 4.4 and beyond?

[Donald F. Robertson]

 > I don't know if they still make them and
 > sell them elsewhere.

They do not, unfortunately, since the Zaurus was a fantastic machine. 
They are developing an Ubuntu device with similar physical 
characteristics.  A good source for news is here,

http://www.linuxfordevices.com/

I've heard it may be possible to get the old Platform Independent KDE to 
run on Ubuntu, but non-trivial; I haven't tried it yet.  I've had 
success copying the flat files from the Zaurus / Qt contact DB to a 
modern KDE installation, but less so with calendar files.

Also, some of the old Psion engineers (in my opinion, one of the two 
best palmtops ever designed -- the other being the HP-200LX) have 
developed an Ubuntu device with a similar footprint,

http://psixpda.com/content/psixpda-pocket-computer

the Psion-5MX actually had a keyboard you could touch type on in a 
device slightly larger than an American check book -- it would fit into 
a breast pocket -- and outstanding software that later evolved into the 
Symbian OS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_5mx

-- Donald


Art Alexion wrote:
> On Friday 08 January 2010 06:17:35 Anne Wilson wrote:
>> If/when you need to switch, you could be right in choosing Nokia.  They
>>  are  committed to working with KDE in a number of areas.
>>
> 
> Sharp used to make a Zaurus that actually ran Pocket Qt, almost KDE.  They 
> stopped selling them in the US, and I don't know if they still make them and 
> sell them elsewhere.
> 
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