On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Swan, Dean wrote:

> 	I have run Squeak on my Casio E-105, which is also based on
> WinCE 2.11, and running on a NEC VR-4121 MIPS CPU.  I haven't really
> tried a new VM since Squeak 2.7.  If you're really going with one of
> the NEC HPCs, why not the MobilePro 880?  It's mostly the same ast the
> 770/790, but has an 800x600 screen.

The 800 and 880 models are definately cool, but they're quite a bit larger
than the 780, and too big to fit in my pocket.  The 780 is probably not
what most people think they could fit in thier pocket, but it is about the
same size as a Newton 2100, which fits fine in my back pocket. :)

The MobilePro 780 is a good choice in between a PocketPC and a laptop or
something like the 880.  It has a slightly larger screen, and a full
keyboard, but I can still get 800x600 by attaching it to an external
monitor.

> 	Also, I wouldn't overlook the Jornada 720, 728, or 820, as they
> are ARM based just like the iPaq.  You should be able to run the same
> VM from your iPaq on them.  The Jornada 820 can be had on eBay for
> about $300-ish (USD).

I've mostly dismissed the 720 on the basis of price.  I'd love to get a
720, but I'm shooting for under $400.  the 820 isn't really my thing for
the same reason as the NEC 880.

<plug> Of course, I wouldn't mind buying an HP 720 or 820, or a NEC
800/880 off of someone at an extra-low cost- think of it as subsidizing my
Squeak PDA work, and endowing a poor college student with a brighter
future :P Info @ http://dynapad.swiki.net </plug>

Regards,
Aaron

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