- Looking for an IBM PC110
- Posted by unrest on July 2nd, 2008
Hello folks,
I'm looking for an IBM PC110 handheld to buy - preferrably located in
Europe as this avoids annoying taxes. 
The computer itself has to be fine - no broken case, fine display,
hardware running stable etc. - but the battery needs not, as it can more
or less easily be replaced.
I hope anyone of you got one lying around and wants to sell it..
Best regards,
Unrest
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- Posted by r_z_aret@pen_fact.com on July 3rd, 2008
On 02 Jul 2008 18:40:58 GMT, unrest <unrest@silenceisdefeat.org>
wrote:
Do you really need that particular brand and model? If you would
consider something close, telling us your criteria would probably
help.
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- Posted by unrest on July 3rd, 2008
Am Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:35:27 -0400 schrieb r_z_aret:
I was actually looking for a relatively small and cheap handheld with a
complete keyboard and either running on linux or giving me the
possibility of installing a fully functional linux.
It should be expandable somehow - pcmcia e.g. - or have USB, WLAN and
Bluetooth.
It needn't be uber fast, but it should be capable of running lynx, ssh,
irssi and other cli utilities.
If it's capable of playing videos and running Opera etc it's ok, but a
fully functional shell is the number one must.
The PC110 fulfills my requirements, which is why I was initially posting
here. If there are other handhelds similiar to the PC110 name 'em
please. 
Thanks in advance!
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- Posted by awb@cs.cmu.edu on July 4th, 2008
unrest <unrest@silenceisdefeat.org> writes:
I have one, but I'm in the US, and I'm not quite ready to sell it yet,
though it is still working (I have FreeBSD on it).
However although I was deeply enthused about the PC110 before (ten
years ago) I now see there are a number of better options. The PC110
is *very* slow (486SX33Mhz no floating point) and I'm not convinced the
hardware is really up to what would be useful these days. The CF slot
is probably limited in size, and it has no wireless built in.
Later alternatives are potentially
Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 which is PDA like with a keyboard but with an SD and a
CF slot that you can put a wireless card in.
Sharp SL-C1000, which is more the form factor of the PC110.
More recently the Nokia N800 tablet, which is what I think I would go
for now is I was looking for this form factor.
Alan
- Posted by unrest on July 4th, 2008
Am Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:45:43 -0400 schrieb awb:
Hitachi makes "hdd"s for PCMCIA slots, so space'd not be much of an issue.
anywhere..
Neither was I able to track down any offers for its successor the
SL-5600..
Do you know anyone selling a 5500?
Michael
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