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Information on the new PDAs was leaked to the press last month. The $449 Visor Prism will have a 16-bit color screen (65,536 colors) and will be pushed as a game player. It will utilize a 30 MHz Dragonball processor, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and 8 MB of RAM. The second new device will be called the Visor Platinum and will cost $299 and also features the 30 MHz chip, 8 MBs, and a monochrome display.
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RE: Picture of Prism
The Palm 3C is only missing the sprinboard. What the deal!! I am very diappointed.
Not just a IIIc
IIIc 20Mhz - Prism 30MHz - 150% speed
Both have a Li-Ion batteries and 8MB RAM.
Most importantly, the IIIc is not quite the same form factor as the rest of the III family,
so only some of the III accessories work with it. Novatel just cancelled the Minstreal
wireless unit for the IIIc.
While the Prism has the Springboard slot - which immediately gives it access to more
expansion than the IIIc. Multiple wireless options either shipping or announced, MP3
players, backup, modems, etc. The IIIc lacks any expansion, aside from the serial
port.
The features definitely put it out ahead overall. Once I can see one for myself, and if
the reports are true, I may upgrade my Visor Deluxe to a Prism. And if my cell provider
offers the CDMA phone module I'll buy that the first day on the street - it'll still cost me
less than my digital StarTac did, which I also bought the first day out ($500). And the
StarTac isn't as cool or flexible.
-MZ
Tha picture is fake
RE: Picture of Prism Online
http://staff.pop3now.com/alee/visorprism.html
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RE: Picture of Prism
Ugh. Too many choices
But many choices can create indecision. I'm not sure whether to get the Prism or wait and get the new Palm V models coming out sometime soon. I want wireless or color and I'm a huge V sereis fan (I LOVE my V).
I am confused.
Eric
RE: Ugh. Too many choices
Choice, not Tolerance
What do you think?
RE: Choice, not Tolerance
I commend Visor for being bold to brake the mold.... attempting to make a better platform, ( even though I think more could be done to the Palm OS and memory limitiations to make this a device for today, instead of throughing yesterdays technology at us)
IIIc vs IPAQ
Let me begin by saying that I love my IIIc. It does everything I want and need it to do and it does it well.
It does everything EXCEPT for wireless internet access. Also, it looks unlikely that it ever will do wireless internet access.
So, my question is: Can I get everything I have now with my IIIc, including color, AND get wireless internet access? Can the IPAQ do that? Can anything else?
Please don’t beat me over the head with all of the “cool things” (if any) the IPAQ can do. Also, please don’t tell me all of the things my IIIc can’t do (unless it involves wireless internet). I simply want to know if it can do wireless internet access and how. If you can, please tell me the average cost of everything I will need, including the IPAQ itself, any expansion add-ons and the wireless modem. Also, if the add-ons and modem are not available form Compaq, please tell me where I can get them. Finally, if you could, please tell how much monthly wireless access will cost me.
I am seriously considering getting an IPAQ, but I won’t get one simply because several anonymous people (or a single one) say that it better. I need to know if it can do what I want and how much it will cost me.
Thank you.
RE: IIIc vs IPAQ
RE: IIIc vs IPAQ (wireless ethernet)
I'm much more insterested in something like:
Palm Vx with OmniSky PLUS COLOR
or
Palm IIIc PLUS OMNISKY.
RE: IIIc vs IPAQ
1.) the screen is magnificent inside and outside
2.) CF expandability via the compact flash sleev
(I like to cary alot of books, tech manuals)
3.) Performance and sound is incredible
4.) Handwriting is much easier
5.) While I have had and still do have MANY MANY
programs for the Palm and it is true, there are
not as many available for the PalmPC YET, I
have been able to find an equivelant Palm PC
Program to handle this for me. check out
iliumsoft.com for some excellent flexible
examples.
Thanks
Tony
acollet@yahoo.com
RE: IIIc vs IPAQ
RE: IIIc vs IPAQ
RE: IIIc vs IPAQ
Internet access is NOT a prerequisite for a PDA. Not EVERYBODY wants it.
Palm failures to match
Still only 8mb, what gives?
With a little bit of work and less than $60 in parts a Springboard to Compactflash module can be made. With such a module a Visor can be upgraded to over 32mb of memory.
Obviously these units can control the memory effectively. So why do they come with so little? Whats more, why does an additional 6mb come at a $100 premium ?
RE: Still only 8mb, what gives?
do about it? How do I or someone else gain 32mb's. eg
wireless internet
Using Palm OS 3.5, I set up a modem config for the phone and a network config for my ISP.
I hot-synch to Avantgo for web content and also use Avantgo's browser. Cost is $0.00 for software. I use Eudora's beta for email. Since I don't use the Windows conduit that software is free, too.
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Picture of Prism
running Sim City in color. It looks exactly like the Deluxe, except for the
color screen.