-----Original Message----- From: Marc Nijdam [mailto:marc_nijdam@hp.com] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 6:57 PM To: squeakie@visto.com Cc: squeak@cs.uiuc.edu Subject: Re: Squeak on handheld?
"John Tobler" squeakie@visto.com writes:
Not to promote stuff from my employer... but did you consider the Jornada 820. I just got one of them. It's a CE device with a reasonable keyboard. Display is a bit slow (maybe if it would boot Squeak ;-) I've no idea whether Squeak has been ported to it though?
I've spent the last several days researching the Jornada 820. If anyone is considering doing the port, or considering buying a portable computer strictly as a Squeak box, I would strongly recommend it. At the moment it's the fastest CE machine out there. Though most CE people seem to think this is a disadvantage, it uses a mouse pad(apparently with 2 buttons) instead of a touch screen so you don't have the constant problem of Squeak not being able to find the pointer. Of course, the 10 hour battery life doesn't hurt either. Also, I've seen it advertised for as little as $615. Sorry if this sounds like an advertisement, but from what I've read I'm pretty well sold on this device(outside of being reluctant to throw money at Microsoft).
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