tlug: PalmPilot Hardware [was Re: [tlug-admin: 279] Re: CDROM's

[craigoda@example.com]

From: "Jonathan Byrne" <jpmag@example.com>
Subject: [tlug-admin: 279] Re: CDROM's
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 21:20:39 +0900

jpmag> >BTW, I'm getting closer to booting the Pilot.  I got rid of
jpmag> the bar
jpmag> >across the center of the screen.
jpmag> 
jpmag> 
jpmag> This is probably just a really ignorant question because
jpmag> I've never had a PDA of any kind and know almost nothing
jpmag> about them, but why do you want to run Linux on a Pilot?
jpmag> Does the Pilot's native OS have some drawbacks, or are you
jpmag> just doing this for the challenge of it?

I'm doing it for the technical challenge.  The native PalmOS is
great.  I don't think Linux will ever be that good on the Pilot
hardware due to memory limitations, lack of multi-tasking, and
lack of good support for pen input.  The hack-value of booting 
Linux on the Pilot is pretty high.  I probably won't use it for
much except to see it boot.  :-)  This is enough for me and
worth buying some extra RAM for.  I'm still unable to get the
output to the screen, though the penguin splash page is now
coming out nicely.  

 --- different subject

While I'm online, what's the best way to get e-mail to and from
my pilot running PalmOS?  The pilot running PalmOS is connected with 
a serial cable to a Linux box 
running exim and the appropriate POP and IMAP daemons.   The
Linux box is connected to the Internet via an ISDN TA.  I'm using
the MTA at my ISP to send mail out and get mail from the Internet
using the TLUG server.  If I'm not connected to the Internet
when I write the mail, exim will spool the mail for me until I
get online, then it will send it out.  

Also, I have a problem with my serial card so that I have to share
the IRQ for the TA and the pilot.  So, I can't connect to the Internet
and to the pilot at the same time.  

What I'm thinking of doing is:
   1) connect to Internet with the Linux box connected to the TA.  Send
	out mail and pick up incoming with fetchmail talking to exim.
   2) cut the connection.  
   3) connect the Pilot to the Linux box using PPP.  Use some type of 
	mail program on the pilot to get my mail from the Linux box.
	Send outgoing mail from the Pilot to the Linux box.


Regards,
Craig

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