It has been discontinued because it didn't sell as well as anticipated and
is probably near the end of its product life. The price isn't bad - you
probably won't find a new one cheaper until they hit the Damark's
catalog.
>And what kind of
>software will I need to get it to work with my pc? Is the software
>available through public domain? If not how much?
PalmConnect is the full-featured PC connection option, about $119. It will
let you maintain datebook, notebook and address book files on your PC.
An excellent backup/restore only option is ZDOS, available free (but you
need to get a null modem cable). In addition, plan on getting a RAM card
(unless you expected file usage is very small) and Graffiti, the vastly
improved handwriting recognition software from Palm Computing.
>Radio Shack (as
>usual) has little information on the unit. Is there something better in
>this price range in PDA's? Is there a new unit coming out soon with
>enhancements I should wait for? Will somebody answer please
>answer a few
>of my many questions?
At the moment there is nothing in the price range that is better, except
maybe the discontinued, older models of the Newton. HP is expected to
release its "Jedi" PDA soon, in the same price range, with an enhanced
Geos OS (a step above what is in the Zoomer), but I'm not sure its out
there yet.
> Will Bill Gates retire early and become a
>professional wrestler? Will Microsoft conquer the world?
No. Perhaps yes (but I sure hope not).
I like my Zoomer a lot. It does the job. If you are willing to spend the
money on Graffiti at least, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
>P.S. Please excuse the ending sarcasm.
Excuse you? No way. I'm all for it!
Lee Hauser
hauserls@wkg.com