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visor is for kids!!!!!!!!
I am not gona pay 20 dollars just for a separate serial adapter. Keep dreaming, visor.
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They sold the company and licensed their own operating system from 3-com. They are not cheap asses, but you are a dumbass.
Also...to Angus...
Handspring makes Visors in color for the same reason Nokia makes its phones with color cases and Motorola makes its Pagers with color cases, so people have a choice! Black and Grey are boring, as you must be as well. Also the springboard port well makes up for the $25 serial adapter.
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They sold the company and licensed their own operating system from 3-com. They are not cheap asses, but you are a dumbass.
Also...to Angus...
Handspring makes Visors in color for the same reason Nokia makes its phones with color cases and Motorola makes its Pagers with color cases, so people have a choice! Black and Grey are boring, as you must be as well. Also the springboard port well makes up for the $25 serial adapter.
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Now my laptop at home - IT has a USB port, so I have one cradle at home and one at work.
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Serial/USB
We've got Visors!
RE: We've got Visors!
From Pocket to Visor
RE: From Pocket to Visor
Just curious ...
RE: From Pocket to Visor
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palm alikes
I prefer the TRGPro as the better / slightly cheaper palm licensee.
recent traitor: posted from an iPaq.
RE: palm alikes
I don't miss the flash that much for two reasons. For additional memory, a Flash module will do just fine. Also I plan on getting a color Visor (with a newer OS) when they come out, likely with PalmOS 4. Right now there isn't too much that 3.0 users are missing, aside from complications with lots of poorly written software that won't run on 3.5. Visors can be patched, they just can't run a major version update.
The most disappointing thing about the Visor is the poor grade of plastic they used for the case. My Ice Blue Visor has developed small cracks all over. Perhaps the Granite ones are sturdier.
I can't believe you bought anything from Compaq. Their support, especially downloadable updates, is pathetic. They also REFUSE to offer any support or patches for Windows2000 compatibility. If they won't support a major release of an operating system, I shudder to think how complete their support would be for a handheld device with no market share. Good luck, you'll probably need it.
RE: palm alikes
I have an iPaq and had a nitpick that the D-Pad was too loose for my taste. I called their support, waited about 15 minutes, and the Airborned me a return box next day-air, paid all the shipping costs to send it back to them, and are now sending me my device all fixed up. All with a turn-around of a week, total.
I've heard Compaq sometimes does have support issues, but in this case, I have no complaints.
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the Visors tend to be pretty gimmicky
RE: the Visors tend to be pretty gimmicky
I don't understand your statements. The springboard slot isn't "gimmicky," it's a real expansion slot that has some practical and affordable modules available for it. I agree with your statement that some of them are expensive, but they are true plug and play devices that integrate with the Visor, not just "gimmicks."
I personally use the Thinmodem. It's fantastic, 33.6 which is plenty fast for Palm Web surfing, and is no larger than a standard Springboard module so my Visor will still fit in my favorite case. Not so with Palm. Their clunky add on modem is oversized, and reportedly has had problems performing remote hotsyncs. There are other affordable springboard modules available, the pager, the 8MB expansion module, and the backup module. You can completely back up your Visor on the road with a backup module- sounds like a good return on $40 to me!
I'm not ragging on Palm organizers- I think they're great, but I think that the Visor is more than just a gimmick. It's another well designed option for Palm users that want an easy way to add expansions to their handheld, and if it is a gimmick, it's one of the best I've seen!
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