I'm, currently, playing with Palmscape PR 5.0a5 and while it's not yet
"perfect",
it does alot of things well.
It is a true web browser, in the Netscape tradition.
It displays hotlinks and you can even fill in
form requests.
It doesn't have a JVM, yet. But , given time, I'm sure that will get in.
While portability is an issue, that's why they make pocket modems!
If I have to connect to my desktop, thru a proxy, to download pages, I
might as well
read them at my desk.
What I want, is when I'm on the road in a hotel room,
to be able to get my mail (HandMail or MultiMail) and browse the web
(Palmscape).
Can't do that with my desktop in another state.
OK, the screen IS TINY, but with proper text reformatting, it's usable.
When somebody comes up with web sites, that cater to PDA devices
and JUST deliver the important content (XML?) then we'll have it made AND
proxy servers won't be necessary.
This is pretty much what Palm.Net came up with. And it works!
HTH
Kerry
At 03:11 PM 3/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Richard, don't forget those Palm Modem things... all you need is a phone
>line
>
>Also, you can lock pages in cache if you want, so you can read them later
>too.
>
>(anybody see a V modem for sale anywhere yet???)
>
>BJ
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 2:26 PM
>Subject: RE: Is there a browser available in/for the Palm?
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>>The browsers that work while you are connected
>>(through RAS connections or modems & the proxies)
>>are what give you dynamic content ... but the cost
>>there is mobility. You have to do your browsing
>>while the Pilot is in the cradle ... in which case,
>>what's the point? If the cradle is connected to
>>a computer, you may as well browse there where you
>>have a real screen.
>
>>
>>The above does not apply, of course, to the
>>wireless modems. In that situation you probably
>>do want the proxy browser instead of AvantGo,
>>then you can have dynamic content -and- mobility.
>>
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Kerry W. Podolsky
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