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Which PDA for Rebol?

 [1/12] from: mat:eurogamer at: 4-Dec-2000 15:56


Folks, I mentioned this before, at the bottom of one of my cries for help that went unanswered :) Anyhow - I'm looking to pick up a PDA. I have a natural bias to Psion gear with the proper keyboard and decent OS. Rebol support, however, is a major factor. I see that there's not any release of Rebol Core for EPOC ARM? :( By the looks of it, Win CE machines are the best supported? Ugh. Still I heard those things are better these days. Anyone got much experience with Rebol on one? -- Mat Bettinson - EuroGamer's Gaming Evangelist with a Goatee http://www.eurogamer.net | http://www.eurogamer-network.com

 [2/12] from: carlos:lorenz at: 4-Dec-2000 16:51


My dream is one of these days be surprised by a REBOL version for PalmOS. That´s because to me PalmOs is the best plataform to PDAs ever. But it seems due to a memory problem with PalmOS REBOL won´t fit PalmOS at all :( --Carlos Lorenz

 [3/12] from: eoconnor::fei::org at: 4-Dec-2000 14:27


A month or two ago, I read somewhere that PalmOS would be enhanced to provide greater depth of functionality. I don't recall the source for that info, nor was a timeframe cited, but at the time I was encouraged that this type of development might finally enable REBOL to run on PalmPilots. It would sure be a boon to see that happen.

 [4/12] from: cribbsj:oakwood at: 4-Dec-2000 13:55


Keep your eyes out for a PDA from a company called Agenda. It supposedly runs a version of Linux. From the pictures on the website, it looks just like a Palm Pilot. I'm not sure about View, but my guess would be that a version of Core could run on it without too much modification from RT. It is supposed to start shipping in January, ranging in price from $149 - $249. I've already told my wife thats what I want for my birthday in Feburary! Jamey. On Monday 04 December 2000 14:27, you wrote:

 [5/12] from: mat:eurogamer at: 4-Dec-2000 21:03


Heya Lorenz, L> My dream is one of these days be surprised by a REBOL version for PalmOS. L> That´s because to me PalmOs is the best plataform to PDAs ever. But it seems L> due to a memory problem with PalmOS REBOL won´t fit PalmOS at all :( Rebol on a PDA with no keyboard, no thanks. -- Mat Bettinson - EuroGamer's Gaming Evangelist with a Goatee http://www.eurogamer.net | http://www.eurogamer-network.com

 [6/12] from: kolla:nvg:ntnu:no at: 4-Dec-2000 22:51


On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Mat Bettinson wrote:
> Heya Lorenz, > > L> My dream is one of these days be surprised by a REBOL version for PalmOS. > L> That´s because to me PalmOs is the best plataform to PDAs ever. But it > L> seems due to a memory problem with PalmOS REBOL won´t fit PalmOS at all :( > > Rebol on a PDA with no keyboard, no thanks.
But they all have keyboards, and some of them are quite usable, I do plenty of html and script writing on my newton using the stylus, works fine. Also, since rebol is multiplatform, platformindependant yada yada you can write things on your desktop or whatever, and copy it over to the pda for use. -- kolla

 [7/12] from: mat:eurogamer at: 4-Dec-2000 22:19


Heya Kolbjørn, KB> But they all have keyboards, and some of them are quite usable, I do plenty KB> of html and script writing on my newton using the stylus, works fine. I've only seen those 3COM Palm things. I type loads so I need a proper keyboard and a decent web browser (Opera). That's WinCE or EPOC as far as I have seen. I really like the look of the HP Jordana 720 but ... it uses a 200MHz ARM CPU and beyond - there's no Rebol for ARM WinCE. Sigh. That said it costs a fortune so the Psion 5mx or Revo Plus look like damn good units. Oh, but there's no Rebol for EPOC32 *. :( KB> Also, since rebol is multiplatform, platformindependant yada yada you can KB> write things on your desktop or whatever, and copy it over to the pda for KB> use. It's multiplatform except for any PDA I'm considering :( No, I intend to actually do a bit of Rebol tinkering on a PDA. * I have no doubt there will be one day though, a LOAD of future 3G Mobile/data devices are using EPOC. -- Mat Bettinson - EuroGamer's Gaming Evangelist with a Goatee http://www.eurogamer.net | http://www.eurogamer-network.com

 [8/12] from: holger:rebol at: 4-Dec-2000 14:48


On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 10:19:50PM +0000, Mat Bettinson wrote:
> I've only seen those 3COM Palm things. I type loads so I need a proper > keyboard and a decent web browser (Opera). That's WinCE or EPOC > as far as I have seen. > > I really like the look of the HP Jordana 720 but ... it uses a 200MHz > ARM CPU and beyond - there's no Rebol for ARM WinCE. Sigh.
We have been looking into WinCE and EPOC-32 a bit recently, and there is a good chance that REBOL (Core at least, in experimentals) will become available in the not-too-distant future both for WinCE 2.x/3.x ARM and for EPOC-32 v5/6 (Psion model 5, 5mx etc). Sorry, I cannot be more specific (regarding schedule etc.) at this time. -- Holger Kruse [holger--rebol--com]

 [9/12] from: rchristiansen:pop:isdfa:sei-it at: 4-Dec-2000 17:19


There is a BeOS-based WebTablet being manufactured by Qubit to begin selling in January. http://www.qubit.net/products/web_tablet.html There is, of course, /Core and experimental /View binaries available for the BeOS. -Ryan

 [10/12] from: mat:eurogamer at: 4-Dec-2000 23:33


Heya Holger, HK> We have been looking into WinCE and EPOC-32 a bit recently, and there is HK> a good chance that REBOL (Core at least, in experimentals) will become HK> available in the not-too-distant future both for WinCE 2.x/3.x ARM and for HK> EPOC-32 v5/6 (Psion model 5, 5mx etc). Good news! HK> Sorry, I cannot be more specific (regarding schedule etc.) at this time. Or even which will be first? :) -- Mat Bettinson - EuroGamer's Gaming Evangelist with a Goatee http://www.eurogamer.net | http://www.eurogamer-network.com

 [11/12] from: rebol:techscribe at: 4-Dec-2000 17:47


Hi Jamey, this looks really exciting. Porting the Linux versions of /Core and /View should be quite straightforward since Linux 2.4 and XFree are supported. Let's hope RT jumps on board. I'd love to see REBOL running on this machine. 32 Bit MIPS CPU, 8MB RAM, ~ 16 MB FlashRam. Take Care, Elan Jamey Cribbs wrote:

 [12/12] from: mat:eurogamer at: 5-Dec-2000 10:36


Heya Elan, E> this looks really exciting. What browser do you think this thing runs? I can't see Netscape in 8MB, can you? :) -- Mat Bettinson - EuroGamer's Gaming Evangelist with a Goatee http://www.eurogamer.net | http://www.eurogamer-network.com