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Technology Stocks : Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (127)	9/17/2000 10:08:51 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 817

CK, << It boils down to screen size. >> I'm with ya. Screen size & resolution. << As the baby boomer generation ages, they will have a hard time looking at tiny screens on cell phones >> Guaranteed. Being a couple years ahead of the boomers, I can attest to that. I moved even quicker than you from Palm III to Palm Vx. Part of the reason was memory , but the other was the slightly better resolution that makes it easier to read in varied light conditions. The IIIc came out within a month of my buying the Vx. I don't need the color, but the color display has better contrast than the Vx grayscale. As for a separate mobile phone and PDA, I will probably stay that course for some time. The Micky Mouse MMI of a mobile handset happens to be well suited to voice telephony. I prefer some size & heft to a phone as well. Again an age thing (deterioration of gray matter). If my mobile was StarTac size, I'd misplace it 5 times a day. As for WAP on a handset ... I HATE WAP! "Docs To Go", "AvantGo!", & the "ProxiWeb" browser, along with an ACT! link are my 4 indispensable add on Palm applications. - Eric -