I agree that AvantGo is pretty nice especially the part that you describe
about syncing the latest news etc into you palm. However the new version
added so many features to allow online access to info that it more than
doubled in size. I do not use this added functionality and can not affort
to waste that much space. I wish they would provide the thinner version.
I think the old version better the Palm Design paradigm of keeping the
heavy work on the PC side and allow the light weight app
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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.
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