You sound surprised. WinCE devices have always suffered from this
problem--Compaq came the closest to minimizing this problem. I believe
that's why most of the PalmPilot community prefers good 'ol black and
white--well, at least I do. I still can't see why anyone would want to see
addresses in colour. This is a handheld meant to deliver information, not a
Tricorder or Star Trek medical scanner.
Best...
At 09:39 AM 2/21/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Well there goes the daylight readable screen.
>
>Jason
>
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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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