> > If you think the Z-PDA is too big and too slow, don't even bother looking
> > at the Omni 100. I have not seen a Pilot yet. If you have seen the
> > HP200, the OG 100 has a slightly bigger form factor. Coat pocket-
> > yes, shirt pocket- tight squeeze.
>
> What is this garbage you are spouting? "If the Z-PDA is too big and
> too slow, don't even bother looking at the OmniGo 100"???
>
> The OmniGo is twice as fast as a Zoomer, and signifigantly smaller!
> If the Z is too big/slow, then the OmniGo should be right up his
> alley!
>
I agree. That was the major selling point of the OG!
> As for Palm's pathetic *toy*, get *real*! It's software is barely
> adequate, and it's only redeeming feature is it's brain-dead simple
> desktop connectivity. Let's not even *begin* to mention it's puny
> 32KB heap space limit! Or the fact that it has well under 1MB total
> RAM! (heap and storage!)
Regarding the Pilot, I realize that this is the "Zoomer" list, (more
appropriatly, the GEOS-based PDA list), and sure, the Pilot hasn't even
been released yet, but I think that the Pilot could have several things
going for it.
First, its RAM module includes its system ROM. This means that if Palm
wanted to upgrade the OS, it would be a simple matter of the *user*
swapping modules. This was probably one of the Zoomer's greatest lacking
features. Sure, you can tweak and upgrade the Zoomer, but you can only do
this in RAM, which is a very precious commodity on the Zoomer od OG.
Also, the Pilot is designed to be easily synchronizable with a desktop
machine. Yes, GEOS-based PDAs are desktop connectable, but at an added
cost.
You mention that its OS is inadequate, but when you consider what it is
supposed to do, it seems quite adequate. Sure, it doesn't have all the
bells and whistles that GEOS has, but it looks pretty respectible. It's
not designed to be a desktop clone like GEOS is. It's designed to be an
easily synchronizable organizer. It also is designed to be expandable
and upgradable which could give them an edge.
Given what I have seen about the Pilot, I think that there are three
major problems woth it: It doesn't support "ink". It doesn't come with
any games. Its development platform is MAC-based.
Please don't get me wrong. I think GEOS-based products are GREAT! I
have owned two Zoomers for several years. I just think that there are
several features of the Pilot that are great. Lets just hope that
because of the price point, a LOT of people will buy them. This will
lead to more software and more development...again, something that the
Zoomer and OG greatly lack.
>
> Have fun!
>
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-Jim
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