well, it IS linux. Perhaps there will be some sort of PalmOS Emulator to run the programs that aren't natively ported.
On 6/1/07, Nancy Tice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree I don't see the advantage. Is it going to run the programs my palm > treo runs? The medical ones? Or just do email and let me surf? Why not just > carry a small subnotebook? I know this is cheaper but carrying the treo is > easier. > > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve > J > Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 10:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Treo] THIS THING IS GOING TO SELL LIKE HOTCAKES! > > > > And it won't render live video! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com] On Behalf Of > Craig > Froehle > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 11:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com > Subject: Re: [Treo] THIS THING IS GOING TO SELL LIKE HOTCAKES! > > Anecdote: I was walking out of my office to head across campus to get > some lunch by myself (rare, but it happens) and thought "hey, if I had > a Foleo, I could bring it and browse while I eat." Then I thought to > myself, is that really going to be a whole lot better than just doing > stuff on the Treo itself? Is the extra bulk and fact that I now need > to _carry_ something (as opposed to just having the phone in a pocket) > worth the extra screen real estate? I determined that, for me, it was > not. > > Now, if I had a bazillion emails to manage during lunch, then sure, it > might have made sense, but then I could have just as easily toted > along my subnote for the same effect (a whopping 0.3 lbs heavier than > the Foleo). > > So, I'm still not sure why _I_ need one. It will be fascinating to > find out what group of people actually find the Foleo a valuable > addition to their arsenal. > > On 5/31/07, Roger Prokic <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:rprokic%40mac.com> com> > wrote: > > I'm starting to believe that you are right. > > > > Roger > > > > On May 31, 2007, at 10:15 PM, Leland Cox wrote: > > > > > This FOLIO is GREAT! It will do all of the things we want our palm > > > to do but need a bigger screen and it will do most of what we carry > > > our laptops around to do that the palm won't do. > > > > > > The Palm screen is just too small for cruising the internet and > > > reading most email. Most web sites have pages way to big to view > > > without sliding the screen back and forth or if it will fit the > > > screen, the text is just too small to read. > > > > > > A Laptop is great to read our email and cruise the net but it is Big, > > > Bulky and Slow! By the time we pack it in a bag or case to protect > > > it and throw in a mouse and power supply it starts taking up a lot of > > > room! By the time we drag it out of the case, turn it ON and wait > > > for windows to start we have killed a few minutes! > > > > > > If this is nothing more than a Palm TX with a 10" screen it will fill > > > the large void between a Palm and a Laptop! > > > > > > THIS THING IS GOING TO SELL LIKE HOTCAKES! > > > > > > Leland Cox > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.GearBits <http://www.GearBits.com> .com -- Tech. Culture. Ideas. > Opinions. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- ============================== War Eagle
