From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Apr 6 3:57:36 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from picnic.mat.net (picnic.mat.net [206.246.122.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D40014F5E for ; Tue, 6 Apr 1999 03:57:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from chuckr@mat.net) Received: from localhost (chuckr@localhost) by picnic.mat.net (8.9.3/8.8.5) with ESMTP id GAA01496; Tue, 6 Apr 1999 06:50:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 06:50:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey To: Wes Peters Cc: FreeBSD-Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: palm-pilot guys In-Reply-To: <37098EB1.CED75C36@softweyr.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 5 Apr 1999, Wes Peters wrote: > Chuck Robey wrote: > > > > I'd like to ask a question about the palm pilot, I'm finally able to > > convince myself that it would help my low level of organization. > > > > I see an ad for a Palm IIIx, and supposedly they actually have them and > > can ship today. They list a couple of different options, and I'd > > appreciate a comment about, well, if I need them, or if they're fluff. > > > If you're looking to save some money, I think the III is identical to > the IIIx except for the screen. Friends at work have the Pro and III > and seem to think the IIIx isn't worth the extra $$$. > > I bought one of the original CE machines, an NEC MobilePro 400, and gave > up on it as too heavy and too limited after about a year. I used it to > read email on a couple of trips, and that was fun, but replying on that > keyboard just wasn't in the game plan. If Warner gets FreeBSD booting > on MobilePros I may have to revive it. > > As far as the goodies go, get the machine and use it for a while. If > you need something else, it will become apparent quickly. OK, thanks. I'll take the advice, and order the goodies later if needed. > > -- > "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" > > Wes Peters Softweyr LLC > http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (Solaris7). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message