Re: Laptop (cell phone) in my pocket?

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Author: Stephen
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Subject: Re: Laptop (cell phone) in my pocket?
I remember CGA and its pink cyan vomit... i think i preferred going
back to ASCII until VGA was out.

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 6:38 AM,
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> I have been talking to the Openmoko mailing list, the very CEO (or something
> like that) personally answered my questions.
> I did talk to people that have used the phone for months.
> They say it is reliable, flexible, and will take a USB keyboard!   :)
> It is just a embedded Linux puter with phone capabilities.
> And a full blown VGA screen (does anybody here remember CGA?)  ;-)
>
> I'm getting a Neo Freerunner...
> Thanks!
> ET
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>> So my Treo 650 died.
>> Good.
>> I hated the $%#!@ thing and I will most likely not buy another Treo (unless
>> it runs Linux).
>> Treo I could, Ericsson NOT!
>>
>> Anyway...
>> With all the new phone capabilities, I was waiting for my "dream phone" to
>> materialize (Neo FreeRunner from openmoko.com) to ditch the Treo, but it
>> seems that it won't happen...   :(
>>
>> So now I am on a crunch and I need help to find a phone...
>> My simple "specifications" are:
>> I want a phone that I can attach a real keyboard to and open up an SSH
>> session using either WiFi or the the cellular network.
>>
>> In short, I want a "Laptop in my pocket"
>>
>> AND!
>> (Important AND)
>> I will not buy a Micro$haft phone!
>> (In fact I will not buy ANYTHING Micro$haft unless it is a LEAST-AND-URGENT
>> resource)
>>
>> Finally, I am stuck at the moment with AT&T, but I would like something that
>> I can plug anywhere.
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Considering the Iphone, at least it is Apple...   :)
>> Thanks!
>> ET
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