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RE: Re: PAQ Man


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: Re: PAQ Man
  • From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 00:37:38 +0100
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The missus wants an iPaq for Xmas ... she'll never use it for anything more
than an address book at most though. *sigh*

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian G. Reynolds [mailto:brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 October 2001 00:35
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: PAQ Man
>
>
> That should have read "yes Psion have given up"
>
> Its late and I am back at work tomorrow!
>
> B.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian G. Reynolds [mailto:brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 01 October 2001 00:29
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: PAQ Man
> >
> >
> > Data exchange with the PC is not a problem...IF
> >
> > 1)	You do not mind trying for hours to get each bit to talk
> > 2)	You do not mind your contacts ending up duplicated on both
machines
> > 3)	You do not mind your appointments being duplicated on both
machines
> > 4)	I'm sure there are many other items but I backup to a
> > compact flash card.
> >
> > I do not have a Psion modem I use the IR link from my mobile
phone if
> > necessary which is never! it does work but I have never found
> the need to
> > access the web from a mobile device and when I was out of the
> office a lot
> > working on customers sites I had a laptop (use the term
> loosely) and RAS'd
> > in at night.
> >
> > And yes a Psion haven given up and a microdrive will not fit,
> then again I
> > have got some more nails/glue knocking around.......
> >
> > B.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 30 September 2001 23:58
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: PAQ Man
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hmmm ...
> > >
> > > Psion data exchange has never been exactly transparent with
windows.
> > >
> > > Psion have called it a day w.r.t. the Psion line IIRC.
> > >
> > > Modems for the Psion are far more expensive than the
standard
> > PCMCIA stuff
> > > for WinCE devices.
> > >
> > > The Psion can't take a microdrive.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Brian G. Reynolds [mailto:brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: 30 September 2001 23:48
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: PAQ Man
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The screen is the only bit I have seen!
> > > >
> > > > One of my colleagues has been GIVEN one and you can see
the
> > > screen lit up
> > > > across the office!
> > > > And I have to agree it is absolutely fantastic!
> > > >
> > > > But what else can it do that my Psion cannot?
> > > > Actually just thought of one thing I bet you can not do
with a
> > > Compaq, and
> > > > that is fix it with two panel pins, some super glue and
a
> hot spanner!
> > > >
> > > > OK so I dropped my Psion on a hard place!!! (the loo
floor) and
> > > it busted
> > > > the hinges but being an engineer amongst other things I
was not
> > > > going to pay
> > > > someone to fix it for me!
> > > >
> > > > B.
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: 30 September 2001 23:37
> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: PAQ Man
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > *chuckle* You're just saying that to make me feel
better...
> > > > >
> > > > > ...Ok. Things that make the iPaq better than the
rest.
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) The screen.
> > > > > 2) It's faster than most others.
> > > > > 3) The screen.
> > > > > 4) It fits better into my hand than the others.
> > > > > 5) The screen.
> > > > > 6) It feels well built.
> > > > > 7) The screen.
> > > > >
> > > > > Right, joking aside it is the screen that makes
that little
> > > sucker. It's
> > > > > gloriously bright and clear - if Philips had stuck
one of these
> > > > > screens into
> > > > > the colour Pronto I would have had *NO*
reservations about
> > > > buying one even
> > > > > at ?700. It's usable in bright sunlight (try that
with most
> > > > laptops ... I
> > > > > rate the screen on my VAIO but direct sunlight
kills it
> > > > completely) and is
> > > > > clear enough to use in any light indoors.
> > > > >
> > > > > Phil
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Phil
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Brian G. Reynolds [mailto:brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > > Sent: 30 September 2001 23:12
> > > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: PAQ Man
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks Darren, I do not ember Phil's item, or
his
> microdrive......
> > > > > > Phil has too much kit to remember it all!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > They certainly are a good bit of kit.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What sort of things can you do with these
things that
> make them so
> > > > > > desirable, apart from the fact that they are
gorgeous.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I know you can access the web, sent email,
has calendar,
> > > > schedule, phone
> > > > > > databases but what sets it apart from the
others?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > B.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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