07/12/04
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vadsoom
I'm still interested in the Tiqit. It's the only uPC with a PCMCIA socket. As such, it's uniquely suited for industrial use. Most industrial machines still use serial ports for communication. Sure, USB to Serial is cheap, but some controller companies use dedicated PCMCIA cards and adaptors, simply not available as other devices. Without the card socket, access to legacy equipment would be cumbersome at best. The PCMCIA also means that a company that's purchased modems, Ethernet, GPS and other equipment using the PCMICA interface doesn't have to throw all of their equipment away and start over again. Sure, 300mHz is very slow, but I seriously doubt anyone will be Photoshop crunching on any uPC. I'm still using my Libretto 70CT for tasks not needing the CPU speed.
In all honesty, I'll probably opt for the OQO or FlipStart and try to muddle through the legacy industrial mumbo-jumbo. Some credit should be given to Tiqit - they were the first ones to have an actual product. If they can get the price down - WAY down - (say into PDA range) it could still be a giant success.
07/21/04
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captain
thank you for weighing in with your knowledge / experience, vadsoom, that puts a bit of insight into the reasoning behind the PCMCIA and low CPU, and it matches Tiqit's initial intended market. i still think it's an interesting device and have hope that they will one day update things a bit for the consumer market in the near-future.
09/20/04
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cody
I'm certainly interested. At the moment I'm using a Jornada 720. From my point of view, it has the perfect form factor, a great keyboard, a nice screen, and...a PCMCIA slot, which I use for a GPRS modem. The problem with the Jornada 720 is that its old - it runs an ancient version of Win CE, and the processor makes the Tiqits looks fast.
If the Tiqit was cheap enough, I'd upgrade in a second to get newer/faster hardware, a newer/more supported OS, and yet retain the ability to use my GPRS modem. Most of the other uPCs coming out seem to be going with WiFi, which is nice and all, but I spend a lot of time away from WiFi hotspots (like on trains), so I'm far more interested in a PCMCIA slot than built in WiFi. (Unless New Jersey Transit decides to wire their trains and stations with WiFi, which would be an awesome idea, and slightly less likely to happen than the Easter Bunny being cought in flagrante dilicto with Santa Claus...)
09/05/05
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if the tigit gets to say $300-$500 ill buy it
