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To: KevRupert who wrote (1569)	9/6/2000 9:47:34 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 6784

Very Good view of the matter! PS However people who bring up the debate that the cell phone will make the PDA obsolete is 100% not accurate. PDA's will always be around....and so will cell phones. Some phones will try and merge the two, but in the end, most people will carry a PDA and a cell phone. PDA's will evolve into more than just a organizer. Palm better get their act together. Cheeky Kid Owner of a Palm V for now..........

To: KevRupert who wrote (1569)	9/7/2000 3:51:58 AM
From: lkj	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6784

Advarlorem, Thank you for the summary of the PDA review. Palm was tied for last in Processor speed (16 MHz). The Compaq iPaq was best with a 206 MHz. Isn't it true that the iPaq is also running on a 32 bit processor and Palm is running on a 16 bit processor? How can the two be even compared? This is the beauty of the Palm OS. What if Palm goes to a 32 bit platform with a StrongARM processor? It will be running circles around CE. This day is not far away. If you have doubt, just think about Kyocera's pdQ 2. Palm was tied for last (with Symbol, and Handspring), with 2 of its models, in RAM - they had 2 MB. Palm does have models with 8 MB. 3 competitors have 32 RM. Another demonstration for how much better of an OS that Palm is for the current PDA market. With cheaper processor, higher capacities in batteries, and the availability of color screens in the next 12 months, Palm OS based devices will really be able to go after this market. In iPaq, which is a nice design, Compaq can't sell much of it, because of a lot of constraints. It is important for any manufacture and platform maker to take in account of every aspect of its market and product. Both Microsoft and Compaq failed at this. Palm was tied for last for display resolution (160 x 160). The best was 320 x 240 by Casio & Compaq & Symbol. Something that Palm has to improve. The shortage on components maybe the reason for why Palm is not going to higher res. Palm's models were all monochrome, except for the Palm IIIC which had 256 colors. The best is the Cassiopeia E-115, which has 65,536 colors. What is the battery life on the E-115? In my opinion, color is not ready for the PDA market today. Until higher availability of displays and better battery technology, color is not necessary. With the movement to wireless connectivity, color costs both battery and bandwidth. After considering all of the above, and the conversion of PDAs from organizer to wireless mobile computers, Palm is certainly going the right direction, and Microsoft is missing the point. If you need further prove, look no further than DoCoMo. if anyone has never seen the competitor's models, or read an overview of the industry -- this is a great read. Thank you. One should never by complacent about his company. I will look close at this, and I hope that the great minds on this thread such as Andre and Tech Guy to do the same. Let's scream really loud at Palm Inc if we see anything that Palm should work on. Ad, please also keep in mind, Palm will be more of an OS and wireless content company than a PDA manufacture. Seeing Handspring on there is as good as seeing any Palm PDA on there. In fact, does the Visor really offer a better value proposition than the M100? The author surely seem biased. How do you think that the Clie will stack up to the other PDAs? Also keep in mind that the iPaq is the latest generation of PocketPC. Without knowing what Palm is doing with its next major OS release, Microsoft has an arguable timing advantage over Palm OS at this moment. Regards, Khan