Sigmarion 3 Running JoLT (Linux Terminal / BusyBox)

Sigmarion 3 Running JoLT (Linux Terminal / BusyBox)

Enjoy! 

 

Sigmarion 3 NIT Emacs

I could run NIT Emacs using something called Neko Project II.
Enjoy!

Connecting to Ubuntu 22.04 from Sigmarion 3 via USB cable

So I made a video of me connecting to Ubuntu 22.04 from Sigmarion 3 using an USB cable.

Reference: https://ympbyc.hatenablog.com/entry/2021/09/22/Sigmarion_3%E3%82%92RasPi%E3%81%AE%E7%AB%AF%E6%9C%AB%E3%81%AB%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B

Sigmarion 3 without battery / AC adpter listed on eBay!

Sigmarion 3 without battery / AC adpter listed on eBay!
In very good condition and tested to work.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/165595927104

Selling Sigmarion 3 on eBay (Very Good Condition!)

I am selling Sigmarion 3 on eBay (Very Good Condition!)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/154837205710

Starting from $110.00,

$150.00 Buy It Now. 

We can ship to countries like Germany by DHL.

Selling Sigmarion 3 on eBay!

I am selling a Sigmarion 3 in very good condition on eBay, and it has been converted to English. We will ship anywhere in the world that is able to be sent via EMS and Li-ion battery is allowed to be sent. We can ship to more countries without the battery. $140.00 USD or Best Offer. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154698482265/?campid=5338786194

Sigmarion 3 PC-98 Emulation with Neko Project II

 

I got the PC-98 Emulation to work under Sigmarion 3 with a software called Neko Project II. Here is the video of it in action.

I got a light version of Emacs to work on it, as well as a game called Tiny Star Trek.

Here's my thread on HPC:Factor. 

The Emacs lagged a bit when I typed fast, but what can you expect? haha

PocketC on Sigmarion 3

Sigmarion 3 works with 64GB microSDXC!

Sigmarion 3 works with 64GB microSDXC!

The way I made it work is that I bought a SDXC to Compact Flash adapter called ADR-SDCF2 by SANWA Supply.  Since you can't format microSDXC to FAT32 by default on Windows OS, I used Ridgecrop Consultants' fat32format GUI version. (Click on the screenshot to download their site).


I used a microSDXC to SDXC adapter then inserted that to ADR-SDCF2. 64GB microSDXC works like a charm on my Sigmarion 3!

See you till next time!

Tsubasa Kato

Sigmarion 3 Going to be sent Overseas!

So, I set up a Sigmarion 3 for a customer from USA, setting up the Wireless LAN card and all.

It took some time to install, since the default driver for WLI2-CF-S11 didn't work.
So I booted up my old Celeron D 2.8GHz machine and got out a driver I knew would work.

So I'm sending off the Sigmarion 3 today!!

If you want to get Sigmarion 3, I can ship worldwide (with some exclusions due to lithium ion battery sending restriction) so contact me at: tsubasa_kato@hotmail.com . I can send the Sigmarion 3 anywhere in the world if I remove the battery.

Got 8GB flash drive to recognize on the Sigmarion 3

I've got a 8GB flash drive (the one Mikey sent me) to recognize on the Sigmarion 3.

Random Thoughts 4

Yet again, it is time for our newest feature, random thoughts! I am using the Sharp Zaurus C700. This is a great PDA hardware wise but it lacks a good bit in the software department. Much like the Sig3, it is a lack of software really. I am on a car trip today, and I took a couple of devices with me. I have the iPaq HX2495B, the Treo 700P, and the Sig3, as well as my Vaio N320E since I need to take at least one laptop. You might have noticed this is also a longer post.

This Zaurus can use a few little tweaks though, but for me, a lot of the stuff that I have can use some tweaks in my opinion though. The Zaurus has a great keyboard but there are some things that I would change. Firstly, I wouldn't mind having an option for sticky keys, since it can be a pain if you forget to hold the shift key down for capital letters. Also, I would really like to see a backlight for the keyboard so you could use it at night easier.

The Zaurus runs on Linux, which is great but there isn't a whole lot of software for it since it wasn't sold in the United States, it doesn't have the user base like Palm or Windows Mobile. There were a few models sold here in the United Stated though. You would think that with Linux, it would have had more of a following, but I guess it was just released at the wrong time for it to catch on well.

That is one of the problems that I have. Finding a dream device is hard since what I want doesn't really exist. That is why I had gotten the Android tablet, since it fit my needs the best of what I could get for what I was willing to spend. Technically, what I do want does exist in some form, but not what I would ever be willing to spend.

So what do I want? Technically, I want a palmtop computer. This shouldn't be confused with something like a Palm handheld, or even something like my Sig3, but rather a full computer that I could fit in my pocket. There have been a few of these devices, such as the OQO, Sony Vaio UX, and even ones from the days of Windows 3.1 like the IBM PC110 which was a 486 palmtop released in Japan.

The problem for me is there was the whole UMPC, or "ultra-mobile PC" craze. This was what I originally wanted, but could never justify spending that much money on something that wasn't exactly the fastest thing ever. There have been some that have had the Intel Atom CPU, which were referred to as MID or "mobile internet devices", but even they had cost double what I spent on my tablet.

There have been some older ones like the Toshiba Libretto line and Vaio Picturebook line that were actually just very tiny laptops, since the UMPC devices had tended to be more of thick tablets than anything. The problem I have is what I want now is technically more of a combination of things, the best fitting retail product would be the Asus Transformer tablets, but I would like to make a bunch of changes.

So here is one of the things that if I had the money, I would develop and sell, providing that Apple wouldn't sue me. I would take the Asus Transformer as my base model, including the keyboard dock of course. I think that this would be a great starting point, since it has a good sized screen and a keyboard that you could remove when not needed, as well as having a second battery in the dock for when you need more power.

The processor and memory would be fine, but I would like to add a hard drive to the dock, which would be removable so you change the drive, or add one later to save money up front. The point of this would be for storing movies and music, without needing to worry about how much space you have. You could store a lot more on a 500GB hard drive than on a micro SD card.

I would also replace the touchpad with a pointer nub like a ThinkPad has, since I have always found them to be much easier to use while in a car or on the move, since you don't need to move your hands off the keyboard, it is ideal for cramped spaces. I supposed that leaving the touchpad would be alright, as long as it has a pointer nub, I know my one friend would be happy.

Now, the stylus is making a comeback it seems. My HTC Flyer has one, and so does the Samsung Galaxy Note line, which also comes in a 10" model now, as well as the one ThinkPad tablet from Lenovo. I want to stress that I mean a pen, not a typical Palm stylus or even these iPhone ones they sell now. I mean a pen like a tablet PC had, and as I said before, some tablets now have.

Got Perl 5.8.2 (PerlCE) working on Sigmarion 3.

Today, I've got Perl 5.8.2 (PerlCE) working on my Sigmarion 3.

It took me a while to realize I didn't need the Perl IDE which I couldn't find, and that I could just use Command Prompt to open up .pl scripts. The problem is that the file I/O seems to not be working correctly, and couldn't use a script that reads a file, and outputs to a file. :(

That's alright because I will be using mainly for simple script for figuring a ranking variable / function for Mohawk in perl.

Typed up an article on my Sigmarion 3.

Typed up an article on my Sigmarion 3. Well, to be honest, mostly on my Sigmarion 3. I used my Macbook Pro and used Toshiba Dynabook to upload it.

I wrote this article in Starbucks today until my uncharged Sig 3 gave me the battery warning. lol

Sigmarion 3 Review Part 1

You guys might have heard of the famous Sigmarion 3 from NTT Docomo. I'm going to give this to Mikey on August when I go to USA, and here are two pictures.



As you can see, the Sigmarion 3 is very well made, with tiny keyboard and a TFT touchscreen. You can mod it to have English MUI (English interface). I know Mikey will be really happy when he sees the beautiful TFT screen. :).

There's a lot you can do with this device, and will be posting Part 2 soon.

-Tsubasa Kato (stingraze)