Re: [iPAQ] 2210 or 4150, which one has better chance for full hardware support?

On Monday 29 March 2004 7:34 am, Frantisek Dufka wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I just flashed PPC2002 back to my 3870 and sold it. It was a nice linux
> PDA but after getting used to my Tungsten T2 (my second PDA, which
> replaced my aging M500 on a position of 100% useful and rock solid PDA
>
> :-), I couldn't stand the washed dim screen of 3870 model anymore.
>
> As I really like running powerful OS on PDA, I think about my next PDA
> for linux.
>
> I understand both 2210 or 4150 are not ready yet, but which one has
> better chance for full hardware support?
>
> I like 4150 more, but isn't 4150 in the same situation like 39x0 and
> 191x units, i.e. without any documentation and almost zero chance of
> working SD/MMC slot? Or is 4150 fully documented like 2210?

For the 4150 (which is what I own) progress, check out
http://www.handhelds.org/z/wiki/HpIpaq4100 (specifically, the "Stuff to do"
section). They seem to be moving along quite nicely.

Whichever one you get, I'm sure the respective porting efforts will be
appreciative,
Tom
Received on Wed Mar 31 2004 - 12:32:05 EST