Well there goes the daylight readable screen.
Jason
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From: Matt West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 2:16 AM
Subject: Palm IIIc review in PC Pro magazine
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> I subscribe to "PC Pro" (a UK paper-based magazine). The April issue came
> through the letterbox yesterday, and has a review of the Palm IIIc.
> Sorry I don't have a scanner :) Highlights are:
>
> Dragonball EZ (20MHz) CPU
> 8Mb of RAM
> 2Mb ROM for the PalmOS 3.5
> lithium ion rechargeable battery (10 hours life)
> 256-colour Sharp-made TFT screen
> Dimensions: 80x15x128mm (8mm taller than the IIIx)
> Weight: 185g (25g heavier than the IIIx)
>
> In the UK, the price will probably be 318 pounds (374 pounds including the
> UK's VAT (Value Added Tax at 17.5%))
> So I guess that means it will be about 318 US Dollars because of the
special
> 1 UKP = 1 USD currency exchange rate on anything electronic :)
>
> Overall, review really praises it, giving it "5 out of 6" for features,
and
> "6 out of 6" for performance, value for money, and Overall.
> The mag also mentions that the IIIc cradle is incompatible with the
previous
> devices. It also complains that "the stylus is a poor plastic imitation of
> the excellent weighted metal one provided with the IIIx".
> It says that the 10 hour battery life "compares well against Windows CE
> devices".
> It still feels just as fast as the previous Palm devices.
> Bundled with the device is AvantGo web browser, powerOne calculator, and a
> colourful Backgammon.
>
> The summary is:
> "The IIIc is slightly more expensive than the Casio but considerably
lighter
> and more compact. Whereas Windows CE devices bulk at the addition of
colour,
> the IIIc has retained its slenderness. Only the monochrome 8Mb Palm Vx can
> compete on style, but for functionality and performance the IIIc earns a
> well-deserved place on our A-List". [the A-List is the magazine's list of
> "best thing" in each category. The Palm IIIc has knocked the Casio E-105
> WinCE off the "Palmtop" category top spot. Hooray!
>
> (I get the digest version of the dev-forum, so sorry if this stuff is
> already known)
>
> The mag's website is http://www.pcpro.co.uk but unfortunately they haven't
> updated it with the new issue yet :(
>
> Matt West.
> Cloak Software.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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