> I don't think devices before t5 and treo 650 are unreliable just because > you can lose your data due to battery depletion. Who takes hanheld > devices seriously don't use them just like that old computer out there
> that someone use every month or so. The average owner use his/her pda > very often and keep it charged so he/she can use it (because he/she > needs the information stored). Besides, a device won't turn on if there > isn't enough power, just to keep data a few more days (a week or so). A > way to improve this protection would be just increase a few mV the > critical threshold to keep data on memory without sacrifying that much > the time the device can be on, even on devices such as phones where user > can keep using it (ie. talking) until run out of battery. I wasn't going to wade in on this... but I want to mention that in some cases this can be a serious problem. Many of our customers send dozens -- and in a few cases hundreds -- of devices out into the field for data collection projects that last from a few days to a few weeks. We've lost a lot of data due to battery depletion that occurred "in transit". I just hear a lot of generalizing wrt how handhelds are used. I for one feel that non-volatile memory is one of the most important additions to the handheld world in a long time. That said, I can't speak to how well it's been implemented on the T5 and Treo 650, because I haven't used either device yet. The battery on my Simulator works great though... :) -Mark Mark Cameron Techneos Systems Inc. -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
