[Q] Simple questions before taking the plunge

Simple question #0 before I flash away Windows CE on my iPaq: do people
find a Linux iPaq useful as a PIM? I know that there is Mingle, but is
there a convenient set of apps for tasks, calendar and contacts? I see
that there is QPE, without an email client...

Simple question #1: is there an email client in any of the Familiar
ipkg's that would enable me to use a CF modem to dialup my ISP, download
my POP3 email and read it (with the ability of saving attachments)?

Simple question #2: what are the care and feeding instructions for a
Linux iPaq? Under WinCE, I turn it on and off while using and recharge
it every day or so. I've read somewhere that, even with power off, I
have 8 hours between recharges or else poof.

Simple question #3: should I do version 0.4 immediately, else wait for
0.5? Anyone know an ETA for 0.5?

Simple question #4: with my 32 mb iPaq, how much free space is there to
work with using task-familiar-complete? I would plan to keep a CF card
for /usr/local, however, I'd need room for basic things if I needed to
switch to a modem.

Thanks for the advice,
Ted
Received on Tue Aug 21 10:13:38 2001