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John Chambers wrote in a message to Mike Bilow: JC> One of the entries is "mobilelinux.com". I've been JC> wondering: If I were interested in having a mobile JC> linux machine, what sort of options would I have? Suppose JC> I wanted to put together a laptop (handheld?) with a JC> radio modem, what sort of hardware is available? In how much JC> of the world could the modem actually successfully JC> connect the machine to the Internet? We've had some success with the Motorola PM100C modem, which is a PCMCIA device that talks over the cellular network using CDPD. Bell Atlantic Mobile has a plan which provides unlimited airtime for about $60 per month, which is not unreasonable. However, this unit is discontinued, expensive, eats batteries at an incredible rate, and does not support external power. In fact, due to errors in the supplied INF file, configuring the PM100C under Linux is actually a lot easier than under Windows! We are very excited about the imminent release of the Uniden DATA2000, another PCMCIA CDPD device that should correct most of the deficiencies of the Motorola for a street price well under $300. The interface, we have been assured in discussions with Uniden, is standard PPP to a serial port, just like the Motorola. If so, we expect Linux to be fully compatible. -- Mike - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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