[ale] OT: PDA Recommendations

Joseph A Knapka jknapka at earthlink.net
Mon Feb 11 06:05:21 EST 2002


David Corbin wrote:
> 
> Buy *something* (anything) with PalmOS.  iPAQ's use MS crap.  And, fyi,
> the whole reason for sync (and you do need it) is for backup.

Linux runs on the iPaq.

<URL: http://www.handhelds.org/Compaq/iPAQH3600/status.html>

Cheers,

-- Joe

> Jeff Layton wrote:
> 
> >Good morning,
> >
> >   I know it's off-topic, but I'm looking for a simple
> >PDA to store a little bit of information (maybe
> >500 lines of text of about 80 chars per line), and a
> >few phone numbers. I don't need to sync with
> >anything (like Outlook - yuck!). I prefer color,
> >but BW is OK. I looked at the Casio BE-300, but
> >thought it was too expensive.
> >   I found an iPAQ H3670 for $87 on pricewatch.
> >I looked at the specs, but since I don't know much
> >about PDAs, I couldn't tell if it was worth it or not.
> >   Any thoughts or comments?
> >
> >TIA,
> >
> >Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >
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