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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (43159)	10/3/1999 9:06:00 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

The Amazon announcement looks like it pertains to the Palm VII, which is based on Bell South Wireless Data, not CDMA. Later implementations should be available in CDMA and GSM. Check out this white paper on the Palm-- palmpilot.com

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (43159)	10/4/1999 10:19:00 AM
From: Boplicity	Respond to of 152472

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