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#129671 - 08/12/2002 18:10 What to do with an old PDA?
ragoopumpkin new poster Registered: 08/12/2002 Posts: 6	Now I know that empeg users are extremely resourceful so this is my best bet for ideas about what to do with a couple old pdas. I have an old Everex, Compaq Aero, and a Palm III. Any ideas about what to do with them? I would like to use the screens for something mostly. Turn it into a small lcd for a in-car gps maybe? Any ideas?
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#129672 - 08/12/2002 20:42 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: ragoopumpkin]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31597 Loc: Seattle, WA	Heh, I got a $9.95 GPS for a Palm III, worked fine. Didn't need to dismantle it, even. Too bad the software was the pits. Ended up hacking the GPS to hook up to the empeg. Much better software (but worse map data... go figure... ). _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#129673 - 09/12/2002 04:58 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: ragoopumpkin]
Anonymous Unregistered	Give them to me.
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#129674 - 09/12/2002 07:39 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: ]
DarkStorm addict Registered: 13/04/2001 Posts: 481 Loc: Pompano Beach, Florida	Greedy Bastaard I want the Palm! _________________________ Steve DarkStorm Designs
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#129675 - 09/12/2002 07:46 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: ragoopumpkin]
ragoopumpkin new poster Registered: 08/12/2002 Posts: 6	Maybe I should have been more specific as to the age of these pdas. The Everex is like 3 years old, the Aero almost 2, and the palm III, well they dont make anymore. I just thought it would be cool to have use the screen and make a gps out of. Install it in dash or something. Or even use the pda screen instead of the Epeg display. Edited by ragoopumpkin (09/12/2002 07:49)
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#129676 - 09/12/2002 07:49 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: ragoopumpkin]
DarkStorm addict Registered: 13/04/2001 Posts: 481 Loc: Pompano Beach, Florida	Wouldn't matter to me. I've just never been able to justify the money to buy one considering their limited functionality. _________________________ Steve DarkStorm Designs
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#129677 - 09/12/2002 07:51 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: DarkStorm]
ragoopumpkin new poster Registered: 08/12/2002 Posts: 6	Of course! Thats why I want to gut it and use the screen. ;o)
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#129678 - 09/12/2002 07:56 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: tfabris]
ragoopumpkin new poster Registered: 08/12/2002 Posts: 6	What was the the name of the gps you got for the palm?
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#129679 - 09/12/2002 11:46 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: ragoopumpkin]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31597 Loc: Seattle, WA	RandMcnally Streetfinder. There's some threads on it here on the BBS, you won't find one any more, it was a closeout Staples deal that isn't available any more. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#129680 - 09/12/2002 18:05 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: ragoopumpkin]
tracerbullet addict Registered: 08/01/2002 Posts: 419 Loc: Minnesota	uber remote control? set one up to do every function of every piece of electronic equipment you own?
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#129681 - 09/12/2002 23:59 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: tracerbullet]
ragoopumpkin new poster Registered: 08/12/2002 Posts: 6	OOOOOH! I like that idea. A sweet remote like that controls EVERYTHING! I do have 6 remotes too many.
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#129682 - 10/12/2002 15:22 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: ragoopumpkin]
elvis enthusiast Registered: 18/01/2002 Posts: 270 Loc: Arizona USA	PalmIIIs do not make good remotes. The software is there, the display is there... but the IR only works from 3 feet away.. that said... It would make a nice empeg controller. You could script action sequences. Perfect for the car? Hmm. Maybe that's what I should do with my Palm V. My car ate my Remote the other day. Sux. _________________________ Elvis
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#129683 - 10/12/2002 16:51 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: elvis]
loren carpal tunnel Registered: 23/08/2000 Posts: 3826 Loc: SLC, UT, USA	Didn't some company make an IR booster for the old palms? Maybe i just made that up... _________________________ \|\| loren \|\|
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#129684 - 10/12/2002 21:45 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: loren]
elvis enthusiast Registered: 18/01/2002 Posts: 270 Loc: Arizona USA	The orginal palms had an IR Add on component. And Omni Remote (the same people who made the remote control software) makes modules for the palm III and visor _________________________ Elvis
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#129685 - 11/12/2002 09:36 Re: What to do with an old PDA? [Re: ragoopumpkin]
lopan old hand Registered: 28/01/2002 Posts: 970 Loc: Manassas VA	you might be able to slap linux on the aero... check out www.handhelds.org _________________________ Brett 60Gb MK2a with Led's
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