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Old 10-06-2002, 10:36 PM
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Palm has new "cheap" versions of Palm Pilots...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a move to expand its market, Palm Inc. on Monday unveiled a $99, entry-level handheld computer, hoping that students and casual shoppers will find the low cost digital assistant a better way to stay organized than jotting notes on scraps of paper.

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Old 10-06-2002, 11:40 PM
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Ah, i would consider gettin one of these...u dont know how frustrating it is takin billions of notes in all the advanced classes...holy crap... Nice find man..
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Old 10-07-2002, 12:55 AM
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does this one have USB connection?
i hate those serial Palms...

my uncle hated it when he had to update the calender from his comp
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Old 10-07-2002, 02:49 PM
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does this one have USB connection?
yes it does have a USB connection
you can check out the product here
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Old 10-07-2002, 03:09 PM
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not bad!
does it have backlight LED?

all i can find out about the screen is
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• Monochrome Display, 160x160 Pixel Display.
maybe it doesnt have backlit
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Old 10-07-2002, 03:10 PM
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i think it does.....but im not sure...
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Old 10-07-2002, 04:27 PM
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i just checked and it does not have a backlit screen
but its still good for only $99!
here's where it says that it doesnt have a backlit screen
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Old 10-07-2002, 06:50 PM
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darn

my friend is looking for one that has backlit and USB
he is thinking of buying the Sony CLIE something...
the best black and white that Sony offers...
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Old 10-07-2002, 07:41 PM
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i c......
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Old 10-12-2002, 05:12 AM
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I am pretty sure that they own HandSpring Visor which has been making well hand-helds for under 100 for a while, and that that is where they got ideas for the technology (of the low cost components). Any one know about this?
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