In this sixth article in LinuxDevices.com's ongoing series on Exploring Linux PDA Alternatives, Jerry Epplin takes a close-up look at the new Agenda VR3 Linux PDA, from both a user and developer point of view, and offers a few well-intended recommendations. Epplin writes . . .

“In previous articles I covered the efforts to implement Linux on the Compaq iPAQ, a high-end PDA especially well-suited for Linux because of its generous complement of resources; including generous amounts of RAM and flash, a fairly high-speed processor, and a color display. A reasonable question might be how well Linux could function on a more restricted platform, since Palm's products are successfully used by millions of users but are implemented with quite limited resources. Accordingly, this article takes a brief look at the Agenda Computing VR3, a new PDA designed specifically for use with Linux.”

“To call the VR3 a low-end PDA comparable to most Palm devices is probably not quite accurate, as it has a MIPS VR4181 running at 66 MHz, 8 MB of RAM and 16 MB of flash available. Still, it retails for $249, which puts it in the mainstream of PDA pricing. A successful Linux-based PDA implementation retailing at that price could mark the maturation of Linux as a PDA OS to rival PalmOS.”

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