[muglo] Re: palm pilot

well, I guess a palm is great if all youre doing is keeping names and 
dates. A newton, while bigger, is a excellent size when you're 
actually using it.... as in, writing on it.

I doubt that you can use graffiti on a palm to take notes in 
meetings/classes, etc. Can you write on a palm as quickly as on 
paper, and have the palm recognize that writing?
A newton is just like paper....


>The Newton is certainly an interesting platform, but it isn't
>pocket-sized (if I recall, it weighs about 1 pound). The palm weighs
>under 5 oz. I really appreciate the Newton and respect those who use
>it, but I cannot honestly recommend it to most of my clients. And for
>those clients who want more computer and are willing to deal with a
>more complicated software, I usually can best recommend the Zaurus - a
>Linux-based PDA with greater expansion options and more software
>(virtually all *nix applications can be used with a recompile). A few
>other comments:
>
>On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 08:21 PM, Alex wrote:
>
>>  Palm??? you cant even write on a palm... well, you can, but it won't
>>  know what you said.
>
>The Palm has text input through Graffiti, a somewhat modified technique
>for writing. Most people have no problem learning it in a matter of
>minutes. So whether you could say that "you can't even write on a
>palm.. you cant even write on a palm... well, you can, but it won't
>know what you said." is somewhat debatable.
>
>
>
>Yes, the Newton is but syncing data isn't exactly like install Palm
>Desktop and press the button on the Palm. Not high ease of use at all.


hmmm.... I think the newton to mac/pc connection SW is pretty easy to use.

The range of uses that newtons have far exceed all the PDA's 
currently for sale, and even some laptops. It really should never 
have been called a PDA... is is actually
something very different.
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