[aprssig] Sharp Zaurus ZR-5000 for APRS messaging

[J. Gary Bender, WS5N]

I have a Zaurus ZR-5000 sitting in a box somewhere.  (Not sure which box, though.)  I know I bought the cables originally, but I don't know if I can find them now.  Been a while!  I have toyed with the idea of using it for the smarts of an APRS Weather station.  Have not gotten serious about trying it though.

IIRR, Sharp did not make it easy to program.  The developer's kit was outrageously expensive.  If I find anything promising, I'll post something here.  I am a retired programmer (assembly language to C), so I have a decent shot at making it work, if the tools are available.
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  J. Gary Bender, WS5N
  Fence Lake, New Mexico USA

On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:17:56 +0000, k4rjj at bellsouth.net wrote:
> Anyone ever used one of these for packet/APRS?  I wanted to use it for APRS messaging only.  I know it will never be good for mapping.  Mainly what I'm trying to find is how the serial port was wired.  I did not get a serial cable with it but I'm sure there are a few still in the world.
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> Ronny K4RJJ