A Few Questions About The C*000..

[SlackwareLinux]

I am going to buy a Sharp Zaurus C1000, and before I get it I have a few questions about it.

Will it be able to do the following?
1) Play DivX (or comparable MPEG4) at 640x480.
2) Use USB host to access a laptop hard drive in an external enclosure, and play a movie off of it.
3) Power a laptop hard drive (no? I did not think so, is there any battery pack for powering USB stuff?)
4) Compile and run basic console C programs (With GCC, or GCC based compiler?).
5) Cook my breakfast.
6) Edit text documents using a USB keyboard (possibly with port replicator)
7) Go on wireless internet (802.11b, whats a good CF wireless card?)

I realize I will have to wait for third party ROMs for some of this functionality.

Also, is there any store that imports the C1000 that does not require PayPal some third party?
(The only one that I have found is streamlinecpus.com)

Sorry in advance if this is in the wrong forum, a stupid post or I should of more extensively used the search feature, if so just flame me and/or lock it.

[fastscirocco]

1) Play DivX (or comparable MPEG4) at 640x480.

Plays MPEG4 just fine


2) Use USB host to access a laptop hard drive in an external enclosure, and play a movie off of it.

Yes not a problem


3) Power a laptop hard drive (no? I did not think so, is there any battery pack for powering USB stuff?)


I have read reports that you need to have them drive powerd, but then again I have read the opposite.

4) Compile and run basic console C programs (With GCC, or GCC based compiler?).


With the right software yes

5) Cook my breakfast.

hmm might be a bit tough, maybe control your stove to cook breakfast (picturing Back to the future )


6) Edit text documents using a USB keyboard (possibly with port replicator)

Keyboards work just fine with it


7) Go on wireless internet (802.11b, whats a good CF wireless card?)

That's how I'm answering this post! I use the Buffalo Air Station WL12-CF-S11

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[SlackwareLinux]

Thank you very much for your responce  

[kahm]

I am going to buy a Sharp Zaurus C1000, and before I get it I have a few questions about it.

Will it be able to do the following?
1) Play DivX (or comparable MPEG4) at 640x480.
2) Use USB host to access a laptop hard drive in an external enclosure, and play a movie off of it.
3) Power a laptop hard drive (no? I did not think so, is there any battery pack for powering USB stuff?)
4) Compile and run basic console C programs (With GCC, or GCC based compiler?).
5) Cook my breakfast.
6) Edit text documents using a USB keyboard (possibly with port replicator)
7) Go on wireless internet (802.11b, whats a good CF wireless card?)

I realize I will have to wait for third party ROMs for some of this functionality.

Also, is there any store that imports the C1000 that does not require PayPal some third party?
(The only one that I have found is streamlinecpus.com)

Sorry in advance if this is in the wrong forum, a stupid post or I should of more extensively used the search feature, if so just flame me and/or lock it.
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1) Not at 640x480. I make my movies at 320x240 29fps, the best I've heard of is ~570x300 or so.
2) Yes. I've got a battery powered external 40gb HD that works beautifully. I've also got a USB CD-RW, from which I've both read and written cds.
3) Sorry, but no. Most anything more power-hungry than a CF type2 Microdrive is going to need external power.
4) Sure. There are even dev tools for doing GUI programming available. You've also got your choice of various Java's and scripting languages as well. (Including LAMP - Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
5) Depends on how raw you take your eggs.
6) Yes. I've got a USB Mouse, Keyboard, and various external USB drives all hooked up through a hub.
7) Lots of different wireless cards work. I use a linksys WCF-12

Here's a pic of my C3000 with all the trimmings (hosted by fastscirocco):
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[rickh]

1) Play DivX (or comparable MPEG4) at 640x480.

Plays MPEG4 just fine

How'd you do that?  Like kahm, I've only gotten 320x240.  But they play beautifully at 29.97 fps.

I've been using PSPVideo9 to do the encoding, although I'm sure there are other fine pgms out there.  Thsi one seems to be the most trouble-free for me.

R.
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[kahm]

I've been using PSPVideo9 to do the encoding, although I'm sure there are other fine pgms out there.  Thsi one seems to be the most trouble-free for me.

R.
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PSPvideo9? Hmm. I'm definitely interested in that now. Making videos that will play on both my PSP AND my Zaurus would be *very* high on my to-do list.  

[rickh]

PSPvideo9? Hmm. I'm definitely interested in that now. Making videos that will play on both my PSP AND my Zaurus would be *very* high on my to-do list.   

It works well, really.  Sony's video naming convention, which PSPVideo9 uses,  is a bit of a downer though.  I usually just end up renaming the file to something more recognizable, like the actual show/movie name.

R.
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[seed]

I am going to buy a Sharp Zaurus C1000, and before I get it I have a few questions about it.

Will it be able to do the following?
1) Play DivX (or comparable MPEG4) at 640x480.
2) Use USB host to access a laptop hard drive in an external enclosure, and play a movie off of it.
3) Power a laptop hard drive (no? I did not think so, is there any battery pack for powering USB stuff?)
4) Compile and run basic console C programs (With GCC, or GCC based compiler?).
5) Cook my breakfast.
6) Edit text documents using a USB keyboard (possibly with port replicator)
7) Go on wireless internet (802.11b, whats a good CF wireless card?)

I realize I will have to wait for third party ROMs for some of this functionality.

Also, is there any store that imports the C1000 that does not require PayPal some third party?
(The only one that I have found is streamlinecpus.com)

Sorry in advance if this is in the wrong forum, a stupid post or I should of more extensively used the search feature, if so just flame me and/or lock it.
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1) Not at 640x480. I make my movies at 320x240 29fps, the best I've heard of is ~570x300 or so.
2) Yes. I've got a battery powered external 40gb HD that works beautifully. I've also got a USB CD-RW, from which I've both read and written cds.
3) Sorry, but no. Most anything more power-hungry than a CF type2 Microdrive is going to need external power.
4) Sure. There are even dev tools for doing GUI programming available. You've also got your choice of various Java's and scripting languages as well. (Including LAMP - Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
5) Depends on how raw you take your eggs.
6) Yes. I've got a USB Mouse, Keyboard, and various external USB drives all hooked up through a hub.
7) Lots of different wireless cards work. I use a linksys WCF-12

Here's a pic of my C3000 with all the trimmings (hosted by fastscirocco):
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wow impressive
i wonder how much u spend on gadget every month ??

[kahm]

wow impressive
i wonder how much u spend on gadget every month ??
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More than I'd like, and not as much as you might think.

[iamasmith]

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5) Cook my breakfast.
...

I think that if you enable overclock at 624Mhz, put in a WLAN card, plug in the charger and start playing DivX movies from an NFS mount over WLAN connection then yes, you might just get to the temperature required to cook some scrambled eggs..  

[fastscirocco]

1) Play DivX (or comparable MPEG4) at 640x480.

Plays MPEG4 just fine

How'd you do that?  Like kahm, I've only gotten 320x240.  But they play beautifully at 29.97 fps.

I've been using PSPVideo9 to do the encoding, although I'm sure there are other fine pgms out there.  Thsi one seems to be the most trouble-free for me.

R.
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Great now I need to re-check my movies and see what I have them shrunk down to! *GROAN*

LOL

[fastscirocco]

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5) Cook my breakfast.
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I think that if you enable overclock at 624Mhz, put in a WLAN card, plug in the charger and start playing DivX movies from an NFS mount over WLAN connection then yes, you might just get to the temperature required to cook some scrambled eggs..  
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Don't forget using remote desktop to access your file server and remode desktop from there to your desktop PC and then remote desktop into your wife's desktop PC where you finally launch a game of Tetris!

BTDT!

But strangely the eggs didn't cook!

[SlackwareLinux]

I have a question about wireless CF card compatibility, I am looking for a 802.11b Compact Flash card, and I have found a few options, all with seemingly major drawbacks..  Here is what I found..

Belkin's model is large and blocks the stylus port, drains battery and short range.

The D-Link DCF-660W is good but drains battery quickly and lasts only a few months.

The Linksys (WCF-12)  is good but drains battery quickly and lasts only a few months.

Socket's Low Power CF Card "WL6004-322" looks great except I saw quite a few reports saying that it was incompatible with Zaurii.

The Buffalo looked good except I saw a few reports of poor range, and it was expensive.

Are any of these claims true? I guess I show not belive everything that I read. I have done enough researching to rule out everything....   (I am leaning to the WCF-12..)
It also looks like the C1000 can't cook eggs, I guess I am stuck with Pop Tarts...
Oh, and thanks for the replys!

[sriley]

I have the Ambicom WL1100C-CF.  Works well with my 3000.

http://www.ambicom.com/products/wave2net/wl1100c-cf.html

[kahm]

I've got a linksys WCF12 that I've been using for ~2 years with my Zaurii without issues.