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Article #3046Re: palm or winCE?
From: Frank Miles
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:00
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:00
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In article <8nveja$7ch2@imsp212.netvigator.com>, NURMS <viper_07@hotmail.com> wrote: >i think most important is scheduling and memo and note and contact list > >i hear the following functions that palm can't offer: > >it can be extended to include a small cam, I think Visor is going to be able to do this >it can be used to view html so can palms >it can read word and excel data don't know -- think palms can do this, though display is small >it can listen to mp3 >it can be used to carry and view photos and avi >it can use GPS palms can link to GPS's > >in Fact, can anyone tell me any advantage of palm over wince? >also, any good web site that i can find information on these 2 stuffs? -size -weight -battery life -boot is near-instantaneous -cost -reliability If you need a more capable machine, go to a laptop or a full desktop machine. The benefit of a PDA is always having it with you, and having it running your app NOW! For me, I'm sometimes away from other power sources for days at a time -- for this battery life is important. Others may have different requirements. My $0.02 -frank --
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109e18,33ee2fa9c9b9d920 X-Google-Attributes: gid109e18,public X-Google-Thread: f42b5,33ee2fa9c9b9d920 X-Google-Attributes: gidf42b5,public X-Google-Thread: 103e02,33ee2fa9c9b9d920 X-Google-Attributes: gid103e02,public X-Google-Thread: f85c2,33ee2fa9c9b9d920 X-Google-Attributes: gidf85c2,public X-Google-Thread: f5f89,33ee2fa9c9b9d920 X-Google-Attributes: gidf5f89,public X-Google-Thread: f4db5,33ee2fa9c9b9d920 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4db5,public X-Google-Thread: 10cc5a,33ee2fa9c9b9d920 X-Google-Attributes: gid10cc5a,public X-Google-Thread: 10e274,33ee2fa9c9b9d920 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e274,public From: fpm@u.washington.edu (Frank Miles) Subject: Re: palm or winCE? Date: 2000/08/23 Message-ID: <8o0og8$2o4m$1@nntp1.u.washington.edu> X-Deja-AN: 661569477 References: <8nugbs$l3r1@imsp212.netvigator.com> <mxCo5.15248$BQ6.165433@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com> <yEXtmLAzLwo5Ew6Q@breathemail.net> <8nveja$7ch2@imsp212.netvigator.com> X-Complaints-To: help@cac.washington.edu X-Trace: nntp1.u.washington.edu 967042376 90262 (None) 140.142.17.38 Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.sys.palmtops,alt.computer,comp.sys.palmtops,hk.comp,hk.comp.hardware,hk.comp.pc,alt.comp NNTP-Posting-User: fpm