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vskid
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Post by vskid »

Oh yeah, I forgot that the requirements were kinda high for Pandora, don't need it on a PDA anymore since I got Pandora's Jar working :D .
Now I'm just gonna look for a cheap PDA with WiFi on eBay and see if there are better programs on Palm OS or Pocket PC. I'm leaning towards a Palm, because I like the UI better, but the Tungsten Tx and one or two Sony's are the only Palms with WiFi (that I know of).
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Post by tom61 »

If you're wanting something more PC that PDA, get a Pocket PC. Palm OS can't multitask, Windows Mobile can. More free emulators for WM. And the higher end Pocket PCs have 640x480 VGA screens, I believe the highest Palm is 480x480. The Dell X50v and X51v have 3D accelerators to boot.

If, however, you want primarily to store and retrieve 100s of contacts very fast going Palm is ideal.

If/when ALP(aka "PalmOS for Linux") gets released, Palms could very quickly get far more PC like than WM Pocket PCs. Nifty features like swap(run programs bigger than the RAM you have) and being able to upgrade your PDA's OS, whether or not the manufacturer deems it worthy.
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Post by vskid »

Well, I was going for cheap as possible, and right now a Pocket PC is seeming better for that. I'd also need the multitasking. I found an HP Pocket PC for about $120 on ebay, I'm really thinking about getting it, it has WiFi and actually looks good (most Pocket PC's look like crap in my opinion).
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