Palm uses a tiny Torx driver you ought to be able to find at Ace Hardware. If not, a small straight jewler's screwdriver might work. On Sunday 30 April 2006 18:06, Matt Mets wrote: > Hi Vaughn, > > I understand if you want to purchase a new PDA, but I would like to mention > that the battery on your 31 can probably be replaced. All you need are a > new battery (which look like they are readily available for around $25) and > a special tool to open the case. I dont know of anyone here that has a > tool here, but maybe someone on the list does (and if they dont, those are > also readily available online). > > Regards, > Matt > > On 4/27/06, Vaughn Treude wrote: > > Hello all: > > > > I'm looking to replace my dead Zire 31. When I bought it I did not do > > my homework; did not realize the battery was not replaceable; after 16 > > months (and 13 months after the end of the warranty) the unit is > > useless. So I really hate to buy anything from Palm again after being > > royally hosed in this fashion. The problem is, what alternative is > > there to MS? (I actually tried a Pocket PC a while back and hated it, > > not just because it was MS, but because its apps were so different from > > actual Windows apps. The idea of compatibility between the two is > > greatly overrated.) It seems like all the Linux PDA's that were out > > there during the early years of this decade are either dead or on life > > support. Too bad Apple never released their PDA to the market! Does > > anyone know of any alternatives? Is installing Linux on a Pocket PC at > > all practical, or is it one of those black-market-ROM deals like with > > the XBox? > > > > Vaughn > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss