Question for the retrocomputing community. If I buy an ipaq now, is there a way to sync it with *nix systems or at least make it sync with a VM on KVM/Qemu?
Thanks in advance.
#ipaq
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It wasn't #Unix, and it was in the year 2001. But I vividly remember running #Linux on a #Compaq #iPaq (Model H3600) my former employer gifted to me when I completed my training.
I was already done with #Windows at that time, so I ditched #Microsoft #PocketPC in favor of Linux. The distribution was called Lisa, IIRC. I had to invest into a sleeve and a 128MB Compact Flash card to enable Installation of a full LAMP-stack... had to compile it on the device...
@hamato
Some basic but interesting differences between #PocketPC #WindowsMobile devices.
This shows how the #Dell Axim has different image icons compared to the #iPaq.
More info is in the image description of each one.
@billgoats i have another one. In #soaring (flying planes without engines) we long used #ipaq s for navigation (screen sunlight readable), attached to the windshields. One pilot came to me and told me that his IPAQ would stall when the course of the plane was between 270 and 300 degrees. Somewhat perplexed I went looking and found out that the IRDA port in IPAQs had a bug, that would cause 100% cpu if the sun shone into the IRDA port. Firmware update fixed that.
Took it even further 🃏
#solitaire #pocketpc #ipaq #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retrogames #highscore
New highscore 🃏😁
#pocketpc #solitaire #windowsmobile #wm6 #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retrogames #ipaq #ipaq214
Found newer Windows Mobile 6.5.3 images for HP iPAQ 214 than what was installed on my device, so decided to give an update a try🤞🏻. Gosh, the ere are even some #Linux images for it - maybe I’ll try that someday as well 🙌🏻
You’ll find them here if you’re interested:
https://archive.org/details/iPAQ_210_ROMs
#pocketpc #retrocomputing #retrocomputer #windowsmobile #ipaq #ipaq214 #ipaq210
But anyway now I have a good HP iPaq 214 that runs WM6 all 3 parts of Pocket EverQuest 🙌
Because strange fact - my older Compaq iPaqs can run PocketEQ 3, but not 1 and 2 🤯.
#pockedpc #ipaq #retrocomputing #windowsmobile #retrogaming #everquest #pocketeverquest
And also I managed to replace a worn out supercapacitor on my latest HP iPaq 214.
On my first attempt I totally failed the job because time keeping when the battery removed did not appear and also I disturbed a few neighboring components.
So on a second attempt I came with 300ºC hot air and solder paste and the cap exploded in my face 😂.
#ipaq #repair #retrocomputing #pocketpc #electronic #electronics #electronicsrepair
And it's really weird, cause at first I got a "Descriptor reading error" upon connecting any of the H3800s to the laptop and both got listed as "Unknown device". I found and installed a driver so now Windows 11 properly detects them, but I can't install ActiveSync on Windows 11 🤦♂️
So I need to forward those devices over USB to a Windows XP on a Virtual Box. And whenever I try that - virtual machine just stops responding completely 😔
Had to look for alternative methods of data transfer since I can’t connect any of the two iPaq H3800 series Pocket PCs own to even this rather old Windows 8 era Asus laptop running Windows 11 and Windows XP on a VirtualBox. At the same time it works perfectly with H3970 and I can't really figure out why.
I'm coming up on infra-red
There is no running that can hide you
'Cause I can see in the dark
I'm coming up on infra-red
Forget your running, I will find you
(c) Placebo
Seriously though - when was the last time you’ve sent anything over IrDA? I just did yesterday but before that it was probably around 2002-2003 🤣
P.S.: check out the white balance, brightness and quality difference between H3850 and H3970 screens - pretty much same era devices😮
While I'am still on the last day of my #vacation and while things are charging to be used later - it's always a nice idea to play some Pocket EverQuest on a Compaq iPaq H3970 I restored earlier 😎
P.S.: love their sense of humour 😂. And I lso discovered a whole new mission in a mine I never found before for so many years 🤩
#pocketpc #ipaq #compaq #retrogaming #everquest #retrocomputing
Don’t mind me, I’m just copying Eminem's new music CD to my #iPaq 🤣
The ARM emulator, when it was in beta (MS BetaPlace), it includes special ARMv4 images for Windows Mobile 2003 SE. That one is hard to find, but I'll upload it very soon.
As of now, I'm working on a collection and I need (older) ROMs. So if you have a WM device lying around (like iPAQs), contact me if you have a backup ROM. Preferably ARM-based iPAQs due to it's StrongARM models currently not emulated.
Franks, lire, marks - hello from the past #pocketpc #retrocomputing #retrocomputer #retro #ipaq #windowsmobile #compaq #history #computerhistory
So I had to open the device and connect it directly to the bench power supply set up at 5V 2A for like 5-10 minutes. After that I plugged it back into the device and it got immediately recognized 👍🏻.
Hope that helps many other retro gadget enthusiasts out there 🙌🏻
But there are a few more important things:
1) if your new battery is 4mm - try to put a battery management system PCB next to the battery and not on top of it to make the whole construction as thin as possible
2) battery terminals are way to flimsy and easy to break, but can be soldered no problem with a good flux
3) probably the most important: at first my new battery didnt want to charge and was not really recognized by the device:
So I just carefully desoldered an old battery from a BMS board and then soldered a new one instead.
And the device successfully booted with a new battery 🕺
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