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Subscribers H/PC Vanguard Posts: | 3,677 |
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| Quote nicmalone - 2019-06-16 8:58 PM
Here are some  photos comparing the Gemini and a Jornada 720. You can see the Gemini is half the thickness of the Jornada, a slightly smaller footprint and darker screen. The keys are a bit bigger on the Gemini and the keyboard deeper yet narrower (it’s near identical to a Psion 5 keyboard ).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/photos/share/DdHwI8UDo4vXCAEDrFcbsBO9dCywID...
Nice comparison photo! Thanks! Edited by stingraze 2019-06-19 11:03 AM
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| Sorry ?? I meant the Jornada has the darker screen, of course. It’s old (TFT?) screen technology cant compete with the LEDs of the Gemini. Plus mine is 19 years old with an iffy backlight anyway! |
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| Yes, I know. The Handheld PC from this area suffers backlight issues, sadly. Like my Sigmarion 1...
I like the body color of the Gemini, very nice. |
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Subscribers H/PC Sensei Posts: | 1,010 |
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| I believe the new Gemini is an Android based OS and has a cell phone option from what I recall. Most android devices are upgradable (OS version wise) and there is the google play apps store. But all those bells and whistles can be a distraction...
I remember seeing an internet article on DIY replacement of the Jornada fluorescent backlight tube with a series of small LEDs...so it can be refurbished...I will look into it and see if it can be simplified... |
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| All those modern internet, social media “bells and whistles” can be a distraction. If anyone has a Jornada 720 or 728*, uses it mainly to get focussed work done (maybe on long train or plane trips) but bemoans the old Jornada’s lack of modern internet or Bluetooth sharing and is considering Gemini, consider instead a Toshiba FlashAir SD card. Using a CF adapter, you can use a FlashAir to transfer files from your Jornada to your Apple or Android phone. The FlashAir sets up its own secure WiFi network that your phone can connect to. A FlashAir app on your phone then lets you see the files saved to the FlashAir card. No app or driver is needed on the Jornada. The FlashAir costs around £35 - a lot cheaper than a Gemini! This worked well for me as a stop gap until my Kickstarter Gemini finally arrived (I prefer to the option of having the bells and whistles - my Gemini is WiFi-only so I just turn that off if I want to focus)
*not sure if earlier Jornadas or other Handheld PCs provide enough power to the CF card slot to power the FlashAir (my old Psion 5 doesn’t) |
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Administrator H/PC Oracle Posts: | 17,974 |
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| This?
Interesting, I've not seen those before. Clever.
You'll need or . What is the power drain like on them? |
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H/PC Sensei Posts: | 1,007 |
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| I would love to have that thing, but man prices are going in reverse again, you get no more hardware than a reasonable mid range phone or tablet for the price of a really good laptop...I thought the netbook thing was the right direction, but apparently now that's the chromebook space and those are 10" and over.... |
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Moderator H/PC Vanguard Posts: | 2,826 |
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| Got my GPD MicroPC last Friday. Dual-booting is working, Xubuntu 18.04 hums very nicely. Keyboard better than I anticipated, but it ain't no J720.
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Subscribers H/PC Sensei Posts: | 1,010 |
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| I ordered a flashair and cf to pcmcia card adapter...not lets see what evil I can create...ooooh ha ha!  Edited by joval 2019-06-25 2:23 AM
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| Quote joval - 2019-06-25 2:21 AM
I ordered a flashair and cf to pcmcia card adapter...not lets see what evil I can create...ooooh ha ha!
If you're interested in writing a formal review of that for the reviews section, I'd be interested to read it! |
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Subscribers H/PC Sensei Posts: | 1,010 |
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| The flashAir and sd to cf card adapter just arrived...so give me some time and I will write up something...how formal is formal...are there guidelines for that??? Well, you can be the judge. No rotten tomatoes please, but thanks for the carrot. |
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Administrator H/PC Oracle Posts: | 17,974 |
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| There is indeed:
https://www.hpcfactor.com/info/help/content/contribute/reviews/guide...
The main thing I encourage people to take away is a reminder that they are writing a review, not making a picture book and to try to avoid sounding like a blog post.  |
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Subscribers H/PC Sensei Posts: | 1,010 |
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| Great...that should help. I'll check it out...here's a first impression on FlashAir:
[Ok, finally got the FlashAir to work...had to reformat it from exFat 64 GB to 2 drives of Fat32 of 32 GB each. Both show up as hard disks on the MP900c using an sd card to usb adapter (because the sd to cf adapter I received is for a type 2 cf card is too big, need type 1 adapter...will return it for type1 card and then trial on the J720.
But this is great, just type note and its available on my windows pc browser when saved to the flashair drive on the MP900c...here lets see...just copy and paste here on the forum....done!] |
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| Pity this thing had to be Android-based with a MediaTek chipset, I would have liked a design based around a more open SBC (e.g Pine64) so I could shove whatever I wanted on it. |
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| Android on the Gemini is not bad. You can do the full screen/no-status-bars stuff and produce magnificent real estate for TextMaker, HandBase, etc and the machine does work as a true phone, given the caveat of its clam-shell format.
My wife despises it, another bonus, since she's never using it
Jake Edited by Jake 2019-07-04 9:24 PM
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