For individual personal use, independent of any enterprise, AvantGo is
free, isn't it?
What's the more advanced alternative you've been using? I'm sure many of
us would like to try it out.
-Brett
At 11:08 AM 6/29/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
> I do not, and will not ever use AvantGo for my personal use.
>Having been on the beta team for a bit, and probably joining it again very
>soon for the linux version of their server to test for the company I work
>for, I can say it's not an application I can recommend for anyone to use
>on a personal level. At the enterprise, where money is no object, I can
>see where this could be a tool to fit a need, but not for me, and not for
>dozens of people I spoke with at PC Expo, Comdex, and other locations. I
>have already been using what I deem to be a much more advanced alternative
>to AvantGo (and it's completely free, open, and covered under the GPL,
>client and server components). AvantGo is *WAY* too much money for an
>application ($150.00 for the client, $15,000.00 for the server) which
>simply renders HTML, images, and forms.
>
> I am going to try to see if I can start to construct a reader for
>the PalmOS using PDF or some other rendering technlogy, with an interim
>filter in the middle, to parse out PDF files into. It's worth a shot.
>
> I'll keep you all abreast of what I find out.
>
>
>On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Sergio Carvalho wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> If you can export your text to HTML, you can always use AvantGo to
>> display the HTML...
>>
>> --
>> Sergio Carvalho
>> ---------------
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you
>>
>>
>>
>
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