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#17
may not satisfy those who wish hwkb...
but yeeesh!
the graalphone?
I want something that awkward to make calls on ...
I'll consider a pyra first.
I foresee many problems with a screen that can flip any old way...
All around bad idea....that is for sure.

Keep it simple..
clamshell, micro laptop, slider ....
less can go wrong.

I would be happy with a modern linux version of the n800 or n810...

A phone is a phone...a dime a dozen.
but a good handheld linux pc? hard to find.

it seems mixing internet and phone together produces either wp or iphone or android, and / or botched jobs......

The only decent job done for a linux smartphone was the n900...

and yeah I agree with you Ken...
'specially with 'laws successes thus far with antix on the acer...
I think the only thing really making it hard on that acer IS that "broadcom" ...
gad I hate broadcom...I have had a few laps in my time that I unluckily found out were broadcom chips inside ...and they were nothing but problems...ESPECIALLY when it came to linux.
If I could squeeze hate into a chip....
It'd be called broadcom.

So I am not surprised with the hoops 'law had to jump through to get the damned wifi to work.
HATE BROADCOM.


Did I happen to mention my dislike for broadcom?
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