[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] MacOS PDA Link - Development Opp?

[Mark Srebnik]

Hi James,

Interesting idea....

Just made me think that we might be able to easily do this by getting one of
the Sharp Zaurus units that run Linux out of the box like the new SL-C700
series. Check it out at Dynamism.com website!

http://www.dynamism.com/zaurus7xx/index.shtml

Excerpt from the website:

Sharp has just updated their white-hot SL-C700 series with two new
models: the SL-C750 and SL-C760. The new models use the latest
Intel XScale PXA255 400MHz processor, so applications launch
at twice the speed of the SL-C700. The SL-C750 has more system
RAM (64mb) and more flash RAM (64mb). The SL-C750 has black
casing around the screen. The all-silver SL-C760 features
64mb system RAM, even more flash RAM (128mb), and an upgraded
battery. 

I've wanting an excuse to get one of these things. I really like the form
and design, but didn't think I had a good reason to get a Linux based
PDA....

Mark


on 6/13/03 9:42 AM, James Grubic at jgrubic at bozeman.k12.mt.us wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> This is a bit off-topic, but it's very interesting.
> 
> http://www.apple-zone.com/
> 
> This AppleZone article links to a Japanese site
> (http://iq3630.tripod.co.jp/mac/mac.htm) of a person who managed to get
> Basilisk, the freeware MacOS 68k emulator, running on an iPaq.
> Unfortunately, the iPaq was running Linux as an OS and not a PocketPC
> 2002 OS, so this is not directly applicable to us unless we are willing
> to hose our existing OS on our PocketPC devices.
> 
> Let me say for the record that I would LOVE a MacOS PDA, or even to be
> able to run "classic Mac" apps on my PocketPC inside of an emulator.
> MarkSpace, any interest on taking the open-source Basilisk code and
> porting it to PocketPC OS? Any shareware developer willing to take on
> such a task would get my registration moneys very quickly.
> 
> 
> 
> James