On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:09:16 -0700, sicklittlemonkey wrote
(in article
<6e19d09d-942c-4270-818b-362e4df390ba@i20g2000prf.googlegroups.com>):
It just(!) needs different software.
Ladies and Gentlemen: IT COULD BE DONE!
You mean with an emulator? Yes. And it would still be fast.
Replacing the OS would be a lot harder - with Windows CE.
On the Zaurus series at least you have the OS source to start with.
Emulator for existing apps but native for all new stuff. Dump the CE. Linux
with GSOS utils and C, BASIC, Forth, etc. It doesn't address the Apple II
strength of open architecture and slots, but USB handles most of that now.
My personal preference would be this hardware with ANSI Forth with NEON OO
extensions and some USB analog I/O. Keep it simple. In fact, with a Forth
done right I wouldn't want the Linux either. I would have a blast.