Lisa, Yes, I think other pdas do have instant messaging. I know the Pacmate has I think Windows instant, but I don't know if this was added or comes with the windows Ce. I will ask my wife if her Ipaq comes with instant messaging.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: Lisa Ehlers <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [email protected] >Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:34:55 +1000 >Subject: [Braillenote] the pocket-sized bn and the new upgrade for keysoft >Hi Listers, >I guess this is more of a question for someone from PDI to answer. >I like the features for the new upgrade to Keysoft coming out later this year >it all sounds neat. >I'm just a tiny bit curious is there any possibility of having any instant >messaging utility or program something built into the new version of keysoft I >didn't see it mentioned in the announcement thing. I just wondered for future >releases or maybe for that Pocket BN by sounds really neat! I would think a >text chat would be better than a voice chat because then people who may feel >more comfortable communicating writing rather than speaking they could write >messages. >I just find it frustrating to always tell people they have to email me and now >in plain text because I don't have any chat capabilities. I wouldn't care if >the instant messaging was with Yahoo, MSN, AOL, or ICQ just something because >I think people who have laptops or desktops are able to download these >different forms of instant messaging my point being it would be easy for them >to download something to correspond with our system. >Maybe instant messaging is more complicated than I think it is. >I wonder do other PDA's out there have the instant messaging ability? Really I >don't know I know cell phones now can do the text messaging thing where people >just send brief messages to each other. >I really want to get the new upgrade to Keysoft when it comes out. >Also another question I just thought of what about the battery? With this new >pocket BN or the current line of BN's and VN's is there going to be like a >battery we can put into the unit ourselves when the old battery starts losing >its life so the units don't always have to go back in to have a new battery >installed? Or like some way we could charge the current battery portably that >would be wonderful. Either option I'd be happy with. >Have a great week everyone. >Thank you for your time and your help. >Lisa >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
