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Re: Palm Pilot Pro vs Palm III? Cant decide, plz advise..

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From: acunet3278
Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 00:00
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Thank U for Ur comments.
I am primary looking to use the Palm Pilot to sync with all my personal
data on my Yahoo address book & calendar. Add'l i work as asystem Admin
at work and have to keep track of a lot of userid & passwd logininfo.

Could you also be kind enough 2 share Ur experience w/ me/ Are U aware
of a passwd program for the Palm that syncs up with a desktop PC?

> 3. Pros (OS2) do not have infrared capabilities. You can however
>    upgrade a Pro and in doing so "turn" it into a P3; memory,OS, and
>    beaming included.

Where is there more info on the net about upgrading a Pro to a P3?

Plz advise. Thank U.


In article <7j139v$9mk$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  r. r. grissett <rrgrissett@my-deja.com> wrote:
> Dear Acunet3278,
>
> I apologize for the first post; for some reason the message didn't get
> through.
>
> I have both a Pro and a P3 now so maybe I can offer a worthwhile
> opinion.
>
> 1. OS3 is supposed to be a better system than OS2. I haven't exactly
>    figured out why yet because they both run real well. They both run
>    at the same speed. There have been documented fragmentation
problems
>    with OS2 memory, but I have yet to encounter it. I am not sure why
>    some units fragment and others don't; unless it has something to do
>    with hacks which I have not been using. Maybe someone else can
offer
>    an explanation to this. At any rate, if the OS2 fragments, it can
be
>    easily fixed so I don't view this as a major concern. There are
some
>    apps that will only run on OS3; but the numbers are not significant
>    right now. Perhaps, as the Pros fade into the sunset, this will be
>    more of a problem but I don't think so in the foreseeable future.
>
> 2. Both units seem to handle battery usage about the same; excellent.
>    Assuming you would use either unit the same amount, in my opinion
>    battery usage is determined by two factors: the type of batteries,
>    and the amount of backlighting you use. In my usage with both
units,
>    battery life has not been a concern.
>
> 3. Pros (OS2) do not have infrared capabilities. You can however
>    upgrade a Pro and in doing so "turn" it into a P3; memory,OS, and
>    beaming included.
>
> I hope this helps, in my view you should get the unit that does what
you
> need it to do. If you plan on running a lot of apps then the P3, with
> extra memory, may be for you. The Pro does all I need it to. I don't
use
> the beaming feature and the memory is sufficient.
>
> Not to advertise too much here, but if you decide on the P3, I have a
> very new one in excellent condition with a case. If interested, please
> e-mail
>
> In article <7iue25$i5n$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
>   acunet3278@my-deja.com wrote:
> > I am considering purchasing a Palm Pilot Professional or a Palm III.
> >
> > Could U kindly share Ur experience w/ me?
> >
> > 1. Palm pilot has OS v2 and Palm II has OS v3.  What is the
advantage
> of
> > OSv3? Are there many 3rd party software that *only* work w/ Palm OS
> > version 3 ?
> >
> > 2. How does battery life on the Palm III compare to the Palm Pilot
> > Professional? Which has longer battery life?
> >
> > 3. Does the Palm Pilot Pro have the same the infra-red "beam"
> capability
> > as the Palm III ?
> >
> > Plz advise. Thank U.
> >
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> > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
> >
>
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>


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From: acunet3278@my-deja.com
Subject: Re: Palm Pilot Pro vs Palm III? Cant decide, plz advise..
Date: 1999/06/05
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