One of my main criteria for picking WinCE over PalmOS was sound recording.
I am the systems administrator and virtually a one-man MIS department at my
company.
I get barraged with requests all of the time.
I used to try to remember these requests, but after awhile, my living RAM
began to fail.
The WinCE gives me the option of pressing a button and making an audio
"note" for myself that I can play back later.
I can either delete the sound file when I'm done, or use Outlook and create
a Task that shows up on my PalmPC.
I also liked the 65,000 colors verses no color (at the time I purchased my
Compaq Aero 2130).
I also like the additional programs I can add to it.
Right now I have the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible on my CE
device. The compressed Bible (from
http://www.laridian.com) is almost 3 MB.
Right now my CD device has 16MB of RAM, so storage space is no problem.
I'm hoping this week to purchase a CompactFlash memory card for it to expand
its capabilities.
Please don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the PalmOS devices. I just
wanted more options.
I can even play MPEG movies on my CE.
I also like the "JOT" handwriting program on the CE better than the
handwriting program on the Palm.
When my wife went on vacation, she took my CE with her. She wanted to play
Solitaire on the plane. I also downloaded Mahjonng for her.
It is much nicer doing such things in color than in monochrome.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "J.L.Francois" <
frenchie@magusnet.gilbert.az.us>
To: <
plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: Using Palm for email in linux
> I am curious.
> This may seem off topic but I think it has some Linux relevance.
>
> The Pilot can do IR controls like TV and sync thru the IR port.
> The Pilot syncs with Outlook and other Win applications.
> All in all the Pilot does a lot of what CE does
> except for the proprietary Win apps and does it for free.
>
> The only reason I picked the Pilot was because I knew that Linux
> applications, and development tools already existed.
>
> If I may ask, what was your criteria for picking
> the WinCE device over a PalmOS driven PDA?
>
> It seems like on Sat, Apr 29, 2000 at 09:30:57PM -0700, Mark R. Myers
scribbled:
> Orig Msg> I just wish that there was something that would allow me to at
least sync
> Orig Msg> files between my Linux box and my WinCE computer (please, no
flames).
> Orig Msg> I evaluated both Palms & WinCE and CE was the clear winner for
me.
> Orig Msg> Yes, I do want it to do everything. I even want it to be a
tricorder and
> Orig Msg> satellite TV receiver. :-)
> Orig Msg> I like the way it syncs with Outlook.
> Orig Msg> I would be willing to forsake that if I could just upload &
download files
> Orig Msg> between my CE on /dev/ttyS0 and my Linux box.
> Orig Msg> I am hoping that Transmeta will be able to make a mobile Linux
that has at
> Orig Msg> least, if not more functionality as CE.
> Orig Msg> I can even use the bugger to control my TV. Now that is a tool
and a toy!
> Orig Msg> Just what I wanted.
> Orig Msg> Mark
>
> JLF Sends...
>
> Haiku Error Message #1:
> ========================
> Yesterday it worked
> Today, it is not working
> Windows is like that
> ========================
>
>
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