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Re: Palm Pilots
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Date: 
Tue, 29 Feb 2000 07:53:57 GMT
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On Tue, 29 Feb 2000 05:24:44 GMT, mattdm@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller)
wrote:

That's more important than the RAM, I think. Mike, how much of your 4MB are
you using? I've got a IIIx too, and I barely have more than 1MB on there,
and I'm a relatively serious palmos user...

Yeah, not being upgradable sucks.

I'm using less than a meg, but I have yet to start trying out much of
anything other than the built-in apps.  Even if I never use more than
1.5mb, though, I'll feel better knowing I have 4mb instead of 2mb.
And I did get it for $124.50, after all.  ;)

Personally, if I had the money, I'd go for the new color model. Color = more
information on a small screen.

Ught, and less battery life.  I got my Palm in late November.  I think
I might have to replace the batteries for the first time in a week or
two.  Color would probably mean I'd replace them weekly.

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  Re: Palm Pilots
 
(...) The color one has a built-in lithium rechargable, like the palm V, so it's less of an issue. They claim about two weeks of use. Further investigation shows that that's assuming 40 minutes a days, so that translates to 9-10 hours of continuous (...) (24 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
  Re: Palm Pilots
 
(...) I thought the newer Palms would recharge batteries when parked on the cradle??? Steve (24 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Re: Palm Pilots
 
(...) The IIIe is also not flash upgradable. Not a death-knell type flaw, but it does shorten the lifespan. That's more important than the RAM, I think. Mike, how much of your 4MB are you using? I've got a IIIx too, and I barely have more than 1MB (...) (24 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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