- Eee PC with WinXP?

- possible beginnings of Psion replacemnts # 1231

- RE: Qtek 9100, Wizard, MDA replacement

- Ref: Goodbye Psion. Hello ...?

- The Elonex One £100 Computer

- netBook alternatives

- Nokia 9500 woes

Date: 23 May 2008 04:57:56 +0800
From: emai7s <address truncated>
Subject: Eee PC with WinXP?

Hi,

I would be interested in hearing user feedback about Asus Eee PCs running 
WinXP. Since all my Psion, PPC and Palm syncronization software is 
XP-compatible, WinXP would probably make more sense for me than Linux. 
Plus, the Psion emulator should also work well on the Eee PC under WinXP.

Peter

Date: 23 May 2008 08:07:20 +0800
From: Vlad A <address truncated>
Subject: possible beginnings of Psion replacemnts # 1231

Hi all replacement seekers!

look here (a mini-computer):
http://www.fukato.com/pageID_5789107.htmland here (a keyboard phone):
http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2008/5/2008-5-20-Review-Samsung-SCH.htmland here (the OLPC-two-touchscreen mini-computer):
http://www.zdnet.de/news/hardware/0,39023109,39191121,00.htm
But however not entirely satrisfactory. I'm not going to retire my MX5, although I am slowly using the MacBook facilities. Rumours have it that Apple is working on some sort of new Newton. The iPhone is a beauty, but not what I hoped.

best,

vlad a

Date: 23 May 2008 08:47:38 +0800
From: Ed Kaneen <address truncated>
Subject: RE: Qtek 9100, Wizard, MDA replacement

Itamar,

I'm in the same position as you, with the same phone, but I've been looking for one with a keyboard. Trouble is, the 'family descendent', the HTC TyTN II, is _way_ too expensive, probably because of the built-in GPS receiver.

A friend of mine went for the HTC Touch. This runs WM6, and looks like a very nice phone. It doesn't have a keyboard so is much slimmer/lighter than the Wizard/9100. Take a look at the HTC website (www.htc.com/www/product.aspx?id=356). There are more recent variants of this phone too (including one with a sliding numberic keypad, and one with a sort-of alpha pad).

Hope this helps, and do please report on your progress.

Ed.

P.S. As you appreciate, different networks will give this phone a different name.

Date: 23 May 2008 14:12:02 +0800
From: K.I. van der Straten <address truncated>
Subject: Ref: Goodbye Psion. Hello ...?

Hello Chris,

*  May it rest in peace.  (Except for those die-hards still using it!)

I'm still using my netBook everyday and run it with the battery of the netBook Pro, so I can use it for more the 11 ours!!!
But for on the move I use a 9300i and I like that phone.

* Plus I have ported (but not released) FastBackup for it, since the
* built-in backup utility is not incremental.

This is good news. The backup function of the S80 isn't superb, is it possible that I can beta-test the FastBackup for the S80?

Kind regards,

Kees.

Date: 24 May 2008 08:01:39 +0800
From: Harold Fuchs <address truncated>
Subject: The Elonex One £100 Computer

==== Original Message to The Digest V1 # 1231_2: Date: 21 May 2008 18:47:39 +0800
From: Rolf Vonau <address truncated>
Subject: Elonex One

Hi,
I read in a German newspaper, that only in GB is selling the mini PC "Elonex One" for 130 Euro.
Did someone know, what for a PC is this. Can it replaces the netBook?

Thanks for any replies.

Best Regards

Rolf
====  end original message
Google is your friend in cases like this: http://www.elonexone.co.uk/.
Harold Fuchs
London, England

Date: 26 May 2008 11:28:42 +0800
From: Trygve Henriksen <address truncated>
Subject: netBook alternatives

Hi!

Everyone must have heard about the Asus eee by now...

Anyone seen the Alpha 400?
http://www.bestlinkeshop.comCost is $249 including shipping to anywhere in the world.

7" Digital A Grade Panel
Broadband Internet access, LAN or Wi-Fi
(Wi-fi is with USB-dongle)
Highly secure Linux OS, free of viruses
Xiptech application software packages
(Xip office, Xip Flash player...etc.)
Support external HD up to 160GB
Support SD Card up to 32GB
Support Printer with Linux platform

Hardware Overview:
Processor: XBurst 400 MHz 32-bit CPU
Display Terminal: 7" Digital Panel 800 X 480 true-color
RAM: 128M
Storage: 1GB or 2GB Max. NAND Flash
USB port: 3 ports
External Storage: SD card rabbit
Earphone and Mic jack
Input Device: standard keyboard and mouse
Broadband Interface: 10/100MB Ethernet interface
Network access: ADSL, Wi-Fi, CDMA, GPRS (optional)
Dimension: 21.2 X 14.2 X 3.3cm
Weight: 0.70kgs

Battery charging time is about 4.5-5h.
Working time with WiFi is 2.5-3h. Working time without WiFi is 3-4h.

Not exactly the fastest or smartest of the bunch, but at that price...

:-)
Trygve

Date: 26 May 2008 21:08:36 +0800
From: Lord Kimberley <address truncated>
Subject: Nokia 9500 woes

Ji,

I finally tracked down my issue with Word and Exce files which won;t transfer to the PC correctly. The phone they fail with has version 4.44 software and the phone they work with has version 4.51. Sadly the newer phone has afault, and Nokia Service centre said it could not be fixed.

Now does anyone know if they can update/upgrade the software (firmware?) on the phone? if so, how long and how much?

Thanks.
--

Yours John.

Tel:       +44 1763 289 732  e-mail:  mailto:<address truncated>