XPost: comp.sys.be.advocacy   
   From: nospam@spamme.net   
      
   "Jamie Hart"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag   
   news:2gbf31Fq7egU1@uni-berlin.de...   
   >   
   > "Earl Colby Pottinger"  wrote in message   
   > news:IZSdnUG9-qeKLALdRVn-hg@look.ca...   
   > > Well that is not fast compared to a PDA.  What I am thinking of is a   
   > > pocketbook sized computer that turns on the moment you open it.  I need   
   to   
   > > find a mini-itx board that supports BeOS that also support the LCD panel   
   > that   
   > > I have from my old Dell laptop at first, but I plan to do more research.   
   > As   
   > > for the boot-time, I suddenly find myself with a free week, and will   
   > report   
   > > later what I find out.   
   > >   
   > Most PDA's don't boot each time you turn them on, they are permanently   
   > booted and just suspend when you turn them off.   
   >   
   > They only boot when you do a reset.   
   >   
   >   
      
   and PDAs have the advantage that everything is stored in ROM/RAM so that you   
   have much faster media access than on a hd....   
      
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