I don't always have my laptop available but I'm rarely without my Pocket PC. I'm just learning to use Pocket Genealogist but I have been using the Pocket PC (and Palm Pilot before that) to do library research. You can learn to enter text very quickly with the "stick".
Jim On 8/10/05, Kevin R. Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John, > > You're pretty much hit on the "attraction". > > Smaller (a lot of libraries now won't let you take in laptops) > > Cheaper (well, not always, you can buy cheap laptops and expensive > PocketPC's) > > Lighter (try putting a laptop in your Pocket! - not to mention you can stick > it in your pocket at a library instead of worrying that the laptop will be > stolen - also drag a laptop around a cemetery compared to a device that fits > in your pocket and also has a screen highly readable in direct sunlight) > > Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John R. > Bayle > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 8:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Pocket PC > > > Speaking of Pocket Genealogist, does anyone have an opinion about the > > advantages of a laptop over a Pocket PC? I am trying to decide which > > one > to > > buy for research with Legacy at the archives. > > Thanks, Marge > > I bought a laptop years ago to take on genealogy trips with me. > I've since used it in libraries and cemeteries and taken it to family get > togethers and vacations to collect data and photos. It works very well for > me. > > I don't have a pocket PC. I don't see why one would want one for genealogy! > Really! I understand they are great for displaying data, but still I'd > prefer the bigger screen of a laptop. Why use one of those stick things > when you can use a full keyboard? Storage on a laptop is much greater than > one of those pocket devices, especially today when laptops with 40 GB HDs > are cheap and 100+ GB are available. > > I honestly don't see the attraction of those pocket thingies for genealogy. > Yeah for keeping appointments and such, but not for genealogy. Yes they are > lighter and cheaper and smaller. They are also much more limited in what > they can do IMO. > > Anyway that's my opinion! > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
