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To: Tom Kearney who wrote (90873)	12/28/2000 12:04:09 PM
From: marginmike	Respond to of 152472

Again there are great apps. I use my cell phone as a wireless modem. However I do not use any PDA's. I just got a Palm though, maybee ill change my mind.

To: Tom Kearney who wrote (90873)	12/28/2000 1:13:46 PM
From: arun gera	Respond to of 152472

Tom: In my opinion, PDAs will be more useful in the LAN and Bluetooth mode rather than in the fully mobile (on the road) kind of way. Look at it this way. How many times do you NOT use the remote for the television? The TV remote only transfers the minimum information between devices. And it is still very useful. I see the PDA replacing the calculator that students carry in their bookbags. Take a quiz on your PDA for example, get an instant score. Maybe teachers can an instant feedback on what material the students are absorbing. Distribute the homework to the PDA (need to transfer only the http address. I see the PDA in warehouses and in retailing as tools for inventory management. Imagine walking into a superstore and your PDA can query the store's database to tell you in which isle is a certain product and whether it is in stock and at what price. Gives you a little map of the store. A ruggedized PDA can also serve as a cheap data logger and scanner. Tons of applications. Arun