A few devices, all of which were replaced by the N900.



Asus Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee PC (running Lubuntu 12.04, since not enough storage space to upgrade in place to newer LTS). 3 USB ports, mini Bluetooth dongle. Real Ethernet jack. Space for a modem and telephone jack. VGA output. Lousy webcam. 3 cell battery pack with poor life. Still used if I need something portable and screen size is more important than resolution.

Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 (last seen running Open Zaurus Linux). It's 2003, do you know where your docking station is? No Bluetooth, no built-in Wifi. No camera -- you could strap one on the back. I never considered that. IRDA port, CF and SD slots. 47-key keyboard revealed by sliding down the button panel. Never was as good a PDA as the Visor, so it never really replaced it. Proprietary docking connector, but standard-ish barrel jack to charge in a pinch. Flip-down screen protector.

CF Wifi card for Zaurus (WEP only ). Also had PCMCIA adapter for use in laptops.

Casio 64KB Digital Diary. What does anyone need more than 64K for? Mini phone jack for data cable connected straight through to TX, RX and data ground on PC RS-232C port. Third button cell battery backed up the volatile memory while changing main batteries. Expansion card slot that I never used.

Handspring Visor Prism (color!). Dock that baby, don't let battery run down or volatile memory goes "poof!" Was its downfall. Connector broke: no charge, no sync. Saved what I needed most with IRDA output to K550i and from phone to PC with Bluetooth. Stylus holds the pin to press the reset button and the screwdriver to open the case. Runs Handy Shopper, best shopping list manager ever! Still use that on N900 with GarnetVM. Visor calendar had sunset and sunrise calculator for anytime, anywhere. Official, nautical, astronomical and something else. Never found equivalent of that anywhere.

Sony Ericsson K550i Cyber-shot. Micro memory stick slot. 4GB card installed. Still powers up. Nice 2MP camera that starts automagically when lens cover is opened. Takes nice enough pictures to have printed and hang on the walls -- especially closeups. No one's realized they aren't actual art. They even called it "art" on the evening news! Hear that, Jonathan Jones? Neat convex rectangular mirror next to lens to frame what we didn't call "selfies" back then. IRDA and Bluetooth. Proprietary all-in-one charge/headphone/sync connector.

Toshiba gigabeat F40 MP3 player (running Rockbox, status unknown). Didn't use this nearly as much as I thought I would. Docking cradle, of course. We're gonna need a bigger desk. Proprietary connector for that cradle, but a mini USB jack, standard headphone jack and relatively common barrel connector for charging as well.