[iPAQ] Re: [Handhelds] Re: [Yopy-general] Has anything changed in release of Yopy?

Jim Gettys writes:
> > From: Edward Muller <edwardam@home.com>
> > The only problem I have with the existing expansion pack system is that I
> > can't
> > have BOTH a CF card and a PCMCIA card in at once. But it's not really a BIG
> > problem.
> >
>
> Note that this is at least a theoretical possiblity in the expansion pack
> system, which it would not be if there were just a built in PCMCIA or CF.
> - Jim

Hear, hear!

The expansion bus, (along with all of the specs.), is what got me,
(as well as my employer), so excited about the iPAQ. We're seriously
considering the possibility of making a custom expansion unit, (radio,
GPS, etc).

Jim, I was hoping to make it down to ALS so I could talk in person
with someone about the best way to go about building a custom
expansion unit, but I wasn't able to get down there. We're doing
research here so we would very likely only make a small number of
sleeves/expansion units, (meaning we won't be a big enough customer to
encourage Compaq to make something for us that wouldn't be made
available otherwise). What are the chances of getting some development
sleeves/useful hacking hardware, (connectors, etc.)?

I'm trying to decide now if we should just eat the cost and
cannibalize some CF sleeves or if we could purchase some connectors
and some empty plastic. Do you happen to know, or could you direct me
to the right place to ask?

Thanks as always for all the great work.

-Carl
Received on Tue Oct 10 12:43:49 2000