Re: [Hampshire] [hants] nokia n800, zaurus slc3000 or what ?

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Author: gully gaoler
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [hants] nokia n800, zaurus slc3000 or what ?
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:27 PM, AdamC <kabads@???> wrote:
> 2009/2/2 Isaac Close <isaacclose@???>:
>> Hello there,
>>
>> I seem to want to plug a usb broadband dongle into something small that runs linux and stuff.
>>
>> Nice idea, might even be possible, from what i can gather, both devices do have a 'host usb' bus (not just a client), also the connector/cable is 'buyable' from ebay it seems.
>>
>> Do you know about other such devices worthy of a look ? before i click 'buy it now' is there something(s) i should be aware of ?
>>
>> tia,
>>
>> Isaac.
>
> I'm not sure if you are referring to the mobile broadband dongles, but
> if you are there was a thread about this last September on the list:
> http://hantslug.org.uk/lurker/message/20080915.235519.f8ba8d1a.en.html
>
> However, things might have changed in the last 4 months or so.
> Adam
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the March 2009 PC Pro has a feature on them. not really a review of
multiple models, but it does go into download caps and speeds. and, of
course, does not mention linux.

jack