Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you are looing for something you can touch type on look at the Philips Velo 500 ... it has a built in modem ... and a good typist can touch type on it ... I am on my second Velo I havem't connected it to the web [yet] but may before a trip this summer ... good imaging [typing], dp srlondon@ibm.net wrote: > In terms of portability and price, the Palmpilot is a great machine for replacing a Day Runner or other organizer two which you refer often for addresses, but do not have to enter information frequently. A pilot is okay for reading email, but is a major pain for anything more than one line emails. The handwriting recognition itself is good, but it is tedious. I use a HP 620lx (handheld, color display). It is more expensive, but even a halfway decent touch-typer can work faster with two fingers on a miniature keyboard than with a pen on a little slippery screen. Plus, the standard VGA width screen of the Pilot's larger competitors is better for reading email and web browsing. > > ----Original Message----- > >From: Carl Socolow <csocolow@microserve.net> > > >Is anybody using a Palmpilot or similar palmtop for sending and > >receiving email during their travels? I'm considering buying the new > >Palm III and was wondering how it handles the daily traffic this group > >generates. Your thoughts, opinions and rantings are always appreciated. > > > >-- > >Carl Socolow > > > >Sometimes the wrong thing is exactly the thing you should do. > > > >