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There a version for the HandEra 330 planned for next month. Parachute V for the Palm V series is scheduled for late December and one for the Palm m505 is expected in the first quarter of 2002. Versions for other Palm OS handhelds are in development.
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RE: Too little, too late
RE: Too little, too late
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When you find yourself in the company of a halfling and an ill-tempered Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon...you just have to outrun the halfling.
RE: Too little, too late
If the price of Parachute drops by another $50-$75, it would seem more in line and should sell well.
Who.......K......Airs
Nice, but...
The industry is moving entirely too fast for accessory manufacturers to keep up. And it doesn't help that these companies to sit through delays trying to bring a product to market.
But market speed also causes other problems. It's why we don't have a standard screen resolution, standard memory module type (SD, MS, CF), can't decide between Bluetooth or 802.11, and why it'll still be years before we have any kind of high-speed Internet access available to handhelds with national coverage. And it's why there are almost no (killer) handspring modules, SD modules, MS modules, or CF modules...no company wants to tool up for a product unless EVERYONE wants to buy it.
Except, maybe, to those companies selling late-to-market products to users with outdated devices, such as the one that started this thread.
Easy Does It...
The device was invented two years ago. They finally got it out to us. They didn't do it intentionally.
I feel ya....it's a little dated. But its the first step and its better than nuttin.' Its siblings will be along soon and then it'll be useful to the rest of the masses.... if they have a need for it.
...In accordance with the prophecy...
Quik_Fix
quikfix@hotmail.com
Palm III is FAR from dead...
RE: Too little, too late
Hey, isn't this much faster than other company?
Palm III RULES!
And I love it. Always have, always will.
Also, all my Palm-owning friends have palms from the III-series.
PalmIIIs rule!
PalmIIIs do the job!
PalmIIIs are fast enough to do most anything!
PalmIIIs are still small enough to be easy to carry around!
When I upgrade next time, however, I will go Handera330. Hey! See! It's the PalmIII formfactor and connector again! :-)
You got to love it!
There a version for the HandEra 330 planned ....
RE: There a version for the HandEra 330 planned ....
RE: There a version for the HandEra 330 planned ....
The Pocket Spider is a wireless modem that works on it. Also 802.11 and Bluetooth CF's are available. Got the Symbol WiFi lan card on the way :) can't wait either....
This Parachute thing really is outdated. I'm sorry, but as small as Hanhelds are getting, a PCMCIA card is just too bit when you factor in the adaptor needed to use it.
Sony also came in too late with their wireless MYLO thing, which is a PC card adapter. Just too clunky of an option these days. But I do agree with the above post that said companies making periphials can't keep up. I wish everyone would just pick a standard and STICK TO IT..
CF really would be a great opiton especially since many add ons are made for the Pocket PC that could be used in Palm's and visa versa.
RE: There a version for the HandEra 330 planned ....
And yes, there are drivers for some of them to the He330.
And yes, they work rather well, but, what if I:
a) Want to use a CF-memory and a network card at the same time?
(I guess that is what SD is for, but still...)
b) I want to take one of the WLAN-cards at the office, wich are all PCMCIA?
RE: There a version for the HandEra 330 planned ....
> b) I want to take one of the WLAN-cards at the office, wich are all PCMCIA?
Welp, for the same price that you would pay for the Parachute III to use one of the companies PCMCIA cards, you could simply buy a CF Wireless lAN card. For an additional $12 you could get a CF to PC Card adatper and use that CF card in any PCMCIA port ;)
Its all good brother.
Comments from a former user
Anyone want to buy a couple of PM-100D's and a DataTac driver? :-)
'... and the plucky American is bringing up the rear.'
In Japan you have so many options it's incredible. I have a PC card phone for my Powerbook G4 that has unlimited 32k packet net access for $42 a month. I have a portable phone with built in CF interface that I can use with my Handera 330 at 64k. I have had this phone for 2 years and beta tested TRGpro's Japanese language model. I could get a CF card phone for the Handera if I chose.
RE: '... and the plucky American is bringing up the rear.'
RE: '... and the plucky American is bringing up the rear.'
Japan beats U.S. wireless technology hands down.
excuse me, but why...
RE: excuse me, but why...
Peace,
bradleyboy
Too late, too little
Hopefully, they'll catch up, but until then, it's more than a tad frustrating....
RE: Too late, too little
Can't they make an 'extendable' parachute that fits the longer iiic *and* the iii series?
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