Cheap unix handheld

Dan Ingalls Dan at SqueakLand.org
Thu Oct 4 18:49:43 UTC 2001


>And Dan, what would that be exactly? :)

Duh -

Sorry folks.  I was trying to do several things at once.
Here is all that I received about it...

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On one of the other lists I read, a small FAILED product in the market is
now being sold off by TigetDirect (tigerdirect.com) for a great price and
people are grabbing them fast.

The "toy", from 3-COM, called Audrey Ergo originally sold for $500+ and
failed! But now tigerdirect is selling them out for about $90, and an
additional $30 for the Ethernet adaptor (buy that too!), so for about $136
including shipping, you can get one of these cool Unix light computers. Why?

Ok, this is a big group of hackers, and this is a very cool toy on which to
hack. It is based on a light version of Unix (QNX) and includes a built in
640x480 color screen (capable of 12bit color), a very decent sound system (I
have already hacked  in the MP-3 player) a touch screen, and a small
keyboard. After some updates, you can access the QNX shell and add, modify
and alter the device. It will sync directly to a Palm OS product, has a
serial port, two USB ports, and a built in modem, and a clear plastic stylus
(the lights up when you have email), all for around $100!

A few links if your not yet convinced:
    Start here: http://www.canoma.com/audrey/            these guys have
posted a bunch of hacks and additions so now I have a root shell, on screen
keyboard, MP-3 player, a PC-Anywhere like client.
    See also:
      www.linux-hacker.net, Navigate to the Audrey hacking forum
      www.audreyhacking.com

The downside:
    If you do decide to buy one, you will need to update the software to the
latest release, and since 3-Com has taken their servers off line, you will
need to find a way. There is one, someone has put up a temporary DNS server
that will point your Audrey at an alternate site and retrieve the updates
through a 'forced' update procedure. (Email me if you want those
instructions.)

    Also, it has a small turn knob with a bunch of built in "channels" that
of course, go nowhere. Hopefully, one of you will create a useful hack for
that knob!

Happy hacking.




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