[muglo] Re: palm pilot

Palm??? you cant even write on a palm... well, you can, but it won't 
know what you said.
And data backup? Yeah, I guess you can lose all your data on a palm

What about a Newton? It actually recognizes 98% of what you write, 
and there's no risk of data loss, as it is flash ram based.

Contrary to what Apple would like, the newton OS/hardware is still an 
extremely useful and strong product. People have written OSX software 
for data transfer (and iCal/Address Book syncing), and apple's 
original SW works in classic with ethernet (appletalk).

If I found a palm on the street, I'd just walk right by it.
trash, imo


>Jim,
>
>I set people up with this kind of stuff all the time. My suggestion for=20=
>
>you is to try out the Palm Zire (the USD$99 model) and see if you find=20=
>
>it usable. If you don't mind the screen, it is a nice handheld, easy to=20=
>
>use, Mac compatible out of the box and probably the ideal thing for=20
>someone like you. Next up would be some of the other Palm offerings -=20
>the m5xx series (m500, 505, 515) is especially nice. I know they lack=20
>the multimedia features of the Sony Cli=E9, but as VP, I doubt she'll=20
>ever use all those extras (MP3 playback, etc) and won't appreciate the=20=
>
>complexity, third party software and (sometimes) instability those=20
>models bring.
>
>Two big suggestions for you:
>1) Hotsync (it's easy) every day to backup your data
>2) Don't go crazy installing special software (applications are OK, but=20=
>
>other stuff that changes how the whole system works - "extensions" -=20
>can conflict if too many are installed)
>
>Galen P. Zink
>Computer Consultant
>Mac Specialist - Clark County, WA
>(360) 687-9680 - main
>(360) 601-2198 - cell
>
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