I do wish something was out now for the Zaurus to sync with Mac OS X. I could script up some hodge-podge work arounds, but that’s my limit. I can’t code in C or C++.

There is a Qtopia desktop now for Mac OS X, but I would rather have ti sync with iSync and the iCal trio.

I agree with you, I had several HP 200-LX’s and loved them! I don’t think the mini-laptop / clam shell design will never die.

Old and good idea never dies. Do you remember the HP 200-LX, pretty much like the Zaurus and Sony-alike?

I own one HP 200-LX, and it is still very usefull.

Best regards,

—Rei Vilo

Don’t know for sure about that one, but here’s a forum with some GPS posts….several are listed that work with the Z’s….

http://externe.net/zaurus/forum/viewtopic.php?t=123&highlight=gps

HTH,

Mark
C760 Owner

I have an idea for an app the would need the power and flexibility of the C760.

Thanks,
P.

Glad you enjoyed it.

I had meant to have a photo of my Z next to my Clie NZ90 but I sold my Clie about a week before the review. I forgot to take the photo before shipping it off…

Anyway, Julie was going to take some side by side photos and post for me….

Hopefully she’ll do that soon.

However, I can tell you that the C760 is a very nice compact size, fits in your hands easily, and most shirt pockets.

It’s only about 3.25″ Wide x 4.75″ Long x .9″ thick (w/large battery, but less w/smaller C750 battery).

HTH,

Mark

Check it out at

http://www.zaurus.com/dev/board/index.php?act=ST&f=4&t=5029&

HTH,

Mark

You know what’s sad? Despite the broken screen, I installed OpenZ, and then used VNC to control the device. I had to hardcode calibration, but once I did that, it worked like a charm.

Not much sense in it, but I wanted to see if it would work.

Yipes!

Hope you get your Z fixed!

Which model do you have?

Also, are you saying that PocketMac group are working on a sync for Zaureses???

Mark

I smashed my Zaurus’ screen…. WiFi CF card got caught between case and glass, and smash it went. My warranty for the Zaurus that covers the screen kicks in next month. Thank goodness.

Actually, there are several developers working on Mac OSX support. One that I’ve been in touch with is planning to release a solution very soon that will work with the US model Z’s like the 5500/5600 as I understand.

The issue with the newer Japanese models like I have (C760) is Sharp changed the data format. So the current solutions need to be updated to work with this new format.

I’ve offered to help with this updating and hope to start that real soon….obviously this will be a big help for me.

In the meantime, just having the OSX USB Network driver has been a lifesaver for moving files back and forth from Mac to Z….

You should try a Z……

HTH,

Mark

My Toshiba e740 pocket pc is acting flaky, and I have the Best Buy warranty. I am close to moving to a Palm – but the idea of no multitasking, and not being able to store home AND work addresses in Palm OS bugs me. Missing Sync for Pocket PC works pretty well, but Best Buy’s stock of Pocket PC equivalent to the Toshiba is limited to the HP5555 – heavy.

The bigger battery is a real plus. During the recent blackout, we
had telephone service, and I picked up email and surfed using
my C760 with a Targus CF Pocket Modem. I also have a small
Radio Shack 23-047 compact Battery pack (discontinued, I
think) with selectable voltage levels, it is rated at over 2X the
C760 big battery and will run it at the 4.5 volt setting.

There is lots of free software I recommend very highly. The free
version of NeoCalc does RPN entry math, and the JustReader
is an excellent text and ebook reader, the C760’s sharp
screen makes reading easy in either orientation. Also very good
during a power failure when reading a dead-tree book can be
hard on the eyes, even with a flashlight.

The CF camera takes pretty poor pictures, but is easier to use
if you change the way Dynamism installs the camera
application. If you hold the stylus on the icon for a few
seconds, a screen comes up which lets you check a box
“display with magnified screen.” This makes the image you see
on the C760 screen bigger for viewfinding.

Some trouble has been reported with Sandisk 256 meg SD cards.
I use the Lexar 512 Meg SD and have a 1 Gig Sandisk CF card
(which comes out when I use the camera, modem or wifi cards,
and thus has no installed software, only movies and mp3
operas for travel).

Linux newbies (like me!) should note that the cards come
formatted in FAT32, which means that both my windows
desktop and the C760 see them, but that some files, when
you move them to the CF or SD card, get their permissions and
cases of letters in filenames screwed up. I had trouble moving my
calendar from the C700 to the C760 for this reason, until I
figured out how to use the bash shell terminal to change cases
and permissions, now it works fine.

Jeff

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