SuperLinux Encyclopedia - Portable Computing

Also see Power Control.

Misc:

• How to buy a laptop without M$ OS  Saga of someone who managed to get refund.
• Linux on Laptops (canonical laptop site with many links and mini-HOWTOS about lots of laptops)
• Buying A Laptop  Jan'98 LG
• Digital Concepts "Exporing Future Possibilities" (Portable computing concepts and designs)
• XFree86 Cirrus Logic Laptop Configurations
• The Linux Configuration Page (has section on laptops; moribund?)
• The Linux Org laptop page
• rsync (a file transfer program for making file sets the same of two systems)
• X servers and Neomagic chipsets (many laptop brands)
• Using a Laptop in Different Environments  Aug'97 LG
• Ask Slashdot: Laptop Quickies
• Ask Slashdot: Unix Laptops

Infrared connectivity (IrDATM):

• The Linux/IR Project "to incorporate an IrDATM compliant protocol stack into the Linux kernel"
• LIRC-Corner  "supports receiving and sending IR signals of the most common IR remote controls" There are serial and parallel versions.
• LIRC page of Ralph Metzler 
• LIRC page of Jason S. Kohles 
• LIRC page of Heinrich Langos 
• Using The Sajber Jukebox with IR remote controls 

PCMCIA, aka PC Cards:

• PCMCIA HOWTO How to install and use PCMCIA Card Services.
• Linux PCMCIA Information Page (tbd: remove if same as below)
• Linux PCMCIA Information Page
• Silicom Ltd.  PC Card products with Linux drivers. Ethernet, Modem, Serial

Particular products:

• Casio Diary  Backup/Restore for Casio organizers BOSS and ILLUMINATOR.
• Linux on an Inspiron 3000 Laptop
• HP Calculators:
  • HP-48 Kermit Hints and Tips (HOWTO talk to your HP48 via its serial-line Kermit protocol)
  • Using HP-48 as a Linux terminal 
• HP OmniBooks:
  • Linux with the HP OmniBook 800
• IBM Thinkpads:
  • Installing Linux on an IBM ThinkPad 365XD Notebook  Sep'97 LG
  • IBM Thinkpads and Linux 
• Itsy Pocket Computing Project (powerful handheld computer by Digital using ARM SA-1100)
• Linux on a Kapok 7200  Nice HOWTO; some generic info here; Mar'98 LG
• Pilot (Palm Pilot):
  • Pilot HOWTO  How to use a USR Pilot PDA with Linux.
  • PIMs  Lot of PP stuff by C.Browne.
  • Linux HOWTOs (converted to Aportis Doc format for PP by Dave Strout)
  • PalmPython: "a conduit programming kit which enables desktop applications to access PalmPilots and their data" [link broke]
  • pilot-link library
  • PilotManager
  • Linux and the Palm Pilot (by Michael Holve; with more links)
  • SyncBuilder  Framework for SW that syncs P.P. with other computers.
  • Utilizing the US Robotics Pilot with Linux  Feb'97 LG
  • Doc Toolkit  "a set of e-text conversion tools for Palm Computing platform users"
  • Adding a tilt sensor to the PalmPilot  Nifty!
• Ricoh  Subnotebooks. From a NG article: "We will support you on installing Linux personally with any of our Ricoh's."; "Chris Neff, Marketing Manager, Ricoh PC Division, chris.neff@ricoh-usa.com" [might be a hoax]
• Toshiba:
  • Toshiba Linux Utilities (replacements for utilities Toshiba doesn't provide for Linux)
  • TuxTime "Linux replacement for Toshiba's MaxTime(tm) utility"
  • Installing Linux on a Toshiba 4000CDT
• TurboTortoise "a linux system, small enough to fit in a pocket." (Micro Linux puter project; dreamware?)

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