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To: Rocky Reid who wrote (19451)	3/6/2001 11:28:05 AM
From: Ausdauer	Respond to of 60323

"What's missing from those Handspring CF modules is the fact that one needs an installed application to make the module function. This means that if your Handspring crashes (like mine does every other month) you are screwed until you can hotsync and install the app again." Rocky, I guess CompactFlash is limited in that regard. It cannot function as a back-up fail safe unit in a pinch as you have described. But it seems to me that Handspring is at fault here if your device actually crashes as often as you say. Also, Handspring elected to construct their expansion units on a pin connector system that is identical to the PCMCIA standard, yet not support the ease of IDE emulation. I still fail to see the wisdom in that decision. It is too bad you need a separate software application to make the Handspring-CompactFlash marriage work. On the other hand, as long as you don't crash too far from your PC (like out on a business trip) it shouldn't be too difficult to restore your handheld back to its peak performance. Aus