wrote: >>>> However, there is one "smart" feature that for me would be useful >>>> enough that >>>> carrying a big chunky thing that lives for a quarter of a day on >>>> battery might >>>> actually be worth it, and the feature is so damn trivial to do >>>> with Plan 9 - >>>> setting/unsetting the ring tone to/from silent in a cron job. >>> >>> I would like my ringtone volume to adjust periodically to the >>> ambient >>> noise, which also seems fairly trivial. >>> >>> What did you folks with bitsies and iPAQs find useful? Any of you >>> still packing one? >>> >>> -Jack >> >> I have fiddled with an iPAQ/bitsy on and off over the last few years. >> What's really nice about it is that you get access to a "real >> computer"; I booted wirelessly off my CPU server, which meant I had >> access to all my files and music, which was nice because the bitsy's >> sound hardware is supported. As long as you have a wireless >> connection, it's the best way to use a PDA. > Sorry to spam a bit more, but memory is returning... I wrote: > can agree to that. > used it to play music too, a bit. > > there was a time when I occasionally used it as small terminal, > at the university, at home, or even elsewhere, > to connect via vnc to a session running on the desktop at the office. > with a tiny font, an xterm would be big enough to read email via mh. > > I also used it on occasion when diagnosing plan 9 cpu server in > the server room - it was a nice small machine to bring there. I also used it to play games (sudoku, rush hour) > bulky it was - I have the bigger sleeve that allows > use of two thin pcmcia cards (e.g. wifi and hard disk). > > I don't know exactly why I stopped using it... > somehow the use I had for it disappeared, I guess. and there was also the issue that suspend/resume was not working for me, if I remember well (though it has been working for others - did it work for you, John?) and thus battery life was rather limited, unless I would shutdown/reboot every time, which was less convenient. Axel. --Apple-Mail-1-638346666 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Mar 17, 2010, at 20:13 , John Floren = wrote:

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 2:06 PM, = Jack Johnson <knapjack@gmail.com> = wrote:
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 5:57 AM, Stuart = Morrow
<morrow.stuart@googlemail.com<= /a>> wrote:
However,= there is one "smart" feature that for me would be useful enough = that
carrying= a big chunky thing that lives for a quarter of a day on battery = might
actually= be worth it, and the feature is so damn trivial to do with Plan 9 = -
setting/unsetting the ring tone to/from silent in a cron = job.

I would like my ringtone volume = to adjust periodically to the = ambient
noise, which also seems fairly = trivial.

What did you folks with bitsies = and iPAQs find useful? Any of = you

still packing = one?

-Jack

I have fiddled = with an iPAQ/bitsy on and off over the last few = years.

What's really nice = about it is that you get access to a "real

computer"; I booted wirelessly off my CPU server, which = meant I had

access to all my = files and music, which was nice because the = bitsy's

sound hardware is = supported. As long as you have a wireless

connection, it's the best way to use a = PDA.

Sorry to = spam a bit more, but memory is returning...

I = wrote:

can agree to = that.
used it to play music too, a bit.

there was a time when = I occasionally used it as small terminal,
at the university, at home, = or even elsewhere,
to connect via vnc to a session running on the = desktop at the office.
with a tiny font, an xterm would be big enough = to read email via mh.

I also used it on occasion when diagnosing = plan 9 cpu server in
the server room - it was a nice small machine to = bring there.

I also used it to play games (sudoku, rush = hour)

bulky it was - = I have the bigger sleeve that allows
use of two thin pcmcia cards = (e.g. wifi and hard disk).

I don't know exactly why I stopped = using it...
somehow the use I had for it disappeared, I = guess.

and there was also the issue = that suspend/resume was

not working for me, if I remember = well

(though it has been working for others - did it work = for you, John?)

and thus battery life was = rather limited, unless I would

shutdown/reboot every time, = which was less = convenient.

Axel.

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