Nov 25 2005
New Toy
I just got my OQO 01+, removed Windows XP, and loaded it up with Ubuntu Linux. Found some support from a Linux page at OQO (not for the faint of heart).
The only downer is that it has a bad column of pixels on the screen…QA should have caught that. Gotta send it in to have the screen replaced.
It’s really interesting using this small device, complete with pen, and having a full featured computer in my hand. I keep expecting the apps to be “pda level.”
I’m tired of hauling around my notebook computer all the time, just to be ‘available’ in case of an operational issue at Bones in Motion (things have been going smoothly there, but “on call” is “on call”). I can do everything with this, a full featured computer complete with a pull down ‘two thumb’ keyboard and the ability to dock to desktop periperals. I’ll write more after I’ve lived with it for a while.
Oh yeah, and did I mention DIVX movies on the go? Also the ability to work in coach airplace seats even after the person in front of me leans back? Wifi and Bluetooth for connectivity? I hope this thing stands up to my level of enthusiasm…
[...] I’m selling my that OQO computer I was raving about a couple months ago. It works as advertised, and after much work I got Linux running on it in passable form, but it’s not going to meet my needs. The thumb keyboard is too slow for me, and the screen strains my eyes. I also found that the wifi stuff under Ubuntu Linux was painful to switch around when on the road. I was planning to use it as my ‘emergency computer’ when on-call for Bones in Motion operations, but I’ll be going back to carrying my laptop in the trunk of the car. [...]