No, more like disappointed, our customers critically need the day light
readable screens for GPS aviation navigation.
jason
----- Original Message -----
From: Alpal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: Palm IIIc review in PC Pro magazine
> 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
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Matt West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >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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