Laptop (cell phone) in my pocket?

[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

>> I remember CGA and its pink cyan vomit... i think i preferred going
Jesus!
You are *THAT* old?
Dirt...  ;-)
ET 

 

Stephen writes: 

> 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,
> kitepilot at kitepilot.com<kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote:
>> 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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>> kitepilot at kitepilot.com writes: 
>>
>>> 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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