[Packet] FWD: PDA set up?

[ross dumke]

HP had a pocket computer that QST listed the software for it as packet and
at one time a Ham in Dallas was using a PDA with APRS, similar to Packet,
but that was in 1996-1997. I still have the HP and the hard copy but
thtat's all. good luck N5TDE


> [Original Message]
> From: Dr. Gerald N. Johnson <g369n792j at ispwest.com>
> To: <packet at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: 4/3/2007 11:33:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [Packet] FWD: PDA set up?
>
> On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 05:55 -0700, Kenneth Stringham wrote:
> > I received this from another forum. I hope someone
> > here can help.
> > 
> > Ken
> > 
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > I have been doing some research into packet and the
> > Palm PDA, and I 
> > have not had any luck yet.
> > 
> > Are there applications available to emulate a TNC with
> > just a Palm 
> > 
> > PDA? Years ago I used an old Commodore64 and a small
> > packet modem to 
> > attach to my radio to do packet. It worked great. So I
> > am 
> > speculating that someone would have invented a similar
> > system for a 
> > PDA.
> > 
> > I will look further, but I am looking for any
> > references that folks 
> > can point me to.
> > 
> > N1KCG
> > Kevin
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> Its harder to do machine code with no easy programming interface and no
> direct hardware interface. The C-64 with external modem that was just a
> zero crossing detector (Baycom) took machine code to work the audio
> processing. On the other hand some PDA (and there are several brands and
> models with totally incompatible OS and machine codes) have a RS-232
> serial port and that can run a standard TNC and there have been a few as
> small as the PDA.
> -- 
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ,
> All content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer
>
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