Whether or not you're enamored of the technology behind the scenes, AvantGo
is a pretty neat application from a user's perspective. Every morning before
work I can hotsync and automagically get the latest weather, movie times,
New York Times lead articles, Wired news, etc, etc, without any manual file
conversions or user-directed downloads. AND as far as I've seen, it's free!
AvantGo is one of the most used applications on my Palm. I am however,
willing to try new things...
What is the "much more advanced alternative to AvantGo" that you refer to?
Barron
Chicago, IL, USA
-----Original Message-----
From: David A. Desrosiers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 10:08 AM
To: Sergio Carvalho
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PDF reader for the PalmOS
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.
