Essential Applications

Increasing trouble with my Zaurus SL-C860 "Liza" have prompted me to purchase a replacement device, and now I need to plan for eventual migration. Since I'm considering taking the opportunity to try an alternative ROM, this document is an analysis of my application needs as a basis for comparing the fitness of the various distributions.

- PIM (calendar, to-do, contacts)
- E-mail client
- Web browser
- Text editor
- Console
- Spreadsheet (read .XLS)
- Word processor (read .DOC)
- PDF reader
- World clock
- Calculator
- C compiler
- Password database
- J/E dictionary
- MP3 player
- Drawing (PNG)
- keyboard remap
- Japanese text I/O
- MUD client
- shell & text utils (Busybox)
- file manager
- SSH client
- FTP client
- device support (SD, CF, USB, modem)
- BitWarp PDA support (confirmed in pdaXrom)