"Visor" from the Creators of the Palm

Bearpaw writes "ZDNet reports that that Handspring -- founded by original Palmers Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky -- will release the first of their PalmOS-based devices on Tuesday. " They have some sketchy details (Same OS, faster hardware, optimized applications, prices) but not much real meat. I'm looking forward to more data.

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So, start with my PalmIIIx...

[dmorin]

...make it go faster, add rechargeable batteries, bump it up to 8Meg Ram, improve the method by which I add modules, offer modules for pager, MP3, voice recorder....and deliver it in a price that's almost half the cost of 3Com's top of the line model.

But it doesn't do color man! It sucks! :)!

Re:Palm=Mac

[vixiejvc]

That depends on whether your PDA is a accessory to your computer (Palm) or a replacement for your computer (WinCE, and to a lesser extent, uCLinux).

WinCE makes me sick, not because it's Microsoft, not because it's Windows, and not because it isn't PalmOS. It's because it's a bloated, buggy, non-fault-tolerant OS that has no place in the embedded OS market. If it did it's job without as many crashes, I could reccomend it, but as it is right now I really can't.

('Course, if you're very used to Windows, you might still want to consider WinCE. I'm not stopping or flaming you for doing so, I just think you ought to demand better from your PDA.)

Embedded OSes are just that - embedded. You have to be able to _rely_ on them, all the time, 24/7, or else you just purchased a very pretty paperweight. And for the most part you can't change that OS either. (uCLinux kinda shows otherwise, but it's still alpha hackerware)

The only similarity between Palm and Mac is their popularity - fans of the Palm, much like the Mac, tend to stick to their machines because those machines work _beautifully_, _for them_. It doesn't necessicarily mean that those are The Way That All Must Follow, just that those are The Way That That One Individual (And Others Like Him/Her) Probably Should Follow 'Cause It Works.

(Ya know, that seems to be a problem with lots of folks - just because it works for you does not mean it works for everyone, consequently others should not 1) be flamed, 2) be forced into another way of working, or 3) be ignored. )

I'm sticking with PalmOS, to tell ya the truth, 'cause it works for me :)



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