Hi Eric,

It does look somewhat interesting. The use of a hard drive makes it less
interesting to me.

I think your statement below comparing the iPAQ 3800 and 2200 is not quite
correct. They are not the same technology. The 3800 was (if I remember
correctly) "reflective" and the 2200 (and all recent iPAQs) are
"transflective". That explains the difference in sunlight visibility (which
I think is less dramatic a difference than many other glider pilots).

Good Soaring,

Paul Remde

"Bill Thar" wrote in message
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The hardware specs describe the screen as a "...color transflective
display..." which is the same type as the ipaq uses. It does look
interesting, but for soaring, the only advantage I can see is the screen.
Why pay for so much computing power?

"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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Has anyone seen the Oqo computer (www.oqo.com) so they know how good the
screen is in sunlight?

It's spendy at $1800, but it's Windows XP computer with a 5" VGA screen,
just about the ideal size for a glider. Physically, it's only slightly
larger than an Ipaq 38xx. Of course, the key feature is how well the
screen works in a sunlit cockpit, but if that's good, it's very
intriguing.

It doesn't have a serial port, but with Bluetooth, wireless, and USB, it
might connect anyway, such as with a USB-serial adapter. With a 1 Ghz
processor and 20 Gb hard drive, it ought to be up to the task of running
glide software!
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