Squeak on Zaurus 5500SL

Alan Kay Alan.Kay at squeakland.org
Fri Apr 18 20:53:02 UTC 2003


At 12:57 PM -0400 4/18/03, Doug Mair wrote:
>From what I am finding out, the Zaurus 5500SL is a different machine 
>than the one Yoshiki Ohshima's instructions work for.
>
>I did get Squeak running on my Zaurus with Dynapad using the 
>instructions found at:
>     
><http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/2930>http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/2930
>     and some help from the squeak-dev list
>
>I was pleasantly surprised to find that this version actually has 
>morphic running.  I wasn't expecting that.
>
>Now I will have to learn the gesture interface so that I can bring 
>up halos using a stylus, etc.
>
>Who'da thought you could actually graphically program on a handheld computer.

Oh, somebody about 35 years ago ....

Cheers,

Alan

>
>
>Thanks,
>Doug Mair
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:Alan.Kay at squeakland.org>Alan Kay
>To: <mailto:squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>The 
>general-purpose Squeak developers list
>Cc: <mailto:Yoshiki.Ohshima at acm.org>Yoshiki.Ohshima at acm.org
>Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 1:45 PM
>Subject: Re: Squeak on Zaurus 5500SL
>
>Yoshiki Ohshima has this running. He can tell you more.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Alan
>
>------
>
>At 11:33 AM -0400 4/18/03, Doug Mair wrote:
>
>>I bought a Zaurus 5500 and am now trying to get Squeak running on it.
>>
>
>
>I checked out the DirectFB Zaurus page on the swiki.
>
>
>
>The problem is that I don't know Linux (Unix) at all.  I'm a windows 
>programmer with a strong DOS background.
>
>
>
>I copied the following files into the CF card of the Zaurus:
>
>         squeak, dynapad-r01.image, dynapad-r01.changes
>
>
>
>I then booted into the OS and moved to the correct directory on the Zaurus:
>
>         mnt/cf/Documents/application/octet-stream
>
>
>
>The Linux ls command showed all of the files that I expected.
>
>
>
>When I try the command shown on the page:
>
>         squeak -calibrate -rotate -memory 10m dynapad-r01.image
>
>I get the following error:
>
>         squeak not found.
>
>
>
>I also tried:
>
>         squeak -calibrate -rotate -memory 10m Squeak.image
>
>and got the same error.
>
>
>
>I seem to remember (from my college days using Unix) that I have to 
>set up a file as executable before I try to execute it.
>
>
>
>I would appreciate more specific directions about Squeak on Zaurus 
>5500 or Linux OS commands.
>
>
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Doug Mair
>
>
>
>--


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