Laptop (cell phone) in my pocket?

Stephen cryptworks at gmail.com
Tue Jul 7 14:36:47 MST 2009


no i was just 5 when i started

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 2:28 PM,
kitepilot at kitepilot.com<kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote:
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>
>> Stephen
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A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen


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