Re: [SAGE] Handheld devices (phone, PDA, remote access)

["Michael T. Halligan" <michael@halligan.org>]

On Mar 27, 2007, at 8:32 PM, Brad Knowles wrote:

> At 8:37 AM -0400 3/27/07, Bennett wrote:
>
>>  I would like to combine the PDA portion of the iPaq with the  
>> phone.  I
>>  would also like to have the ability to remote into the systems  
>> either
>>  via SSH or SSL.  I know the Blackberry and Trio do the PDA  
>> portion, but
>>  I'm not sure about the remote access part.  I've also seen ramblings
>>  about the Sidekick.
>
> There are plenty of Microsoft-based PDA/phones out there.  The  
> problem is that they're running a Microsoft OS.
>
> Generally speaking, the Palm Treos are considered to be the best  
> converged device around.  The PalmOS Treos are better than the  
> Windows Treos, but the Windows Treos are generally considered to be  
> the best Windows devices out there.

Man, if the Treo is the Best, I'd hate to see what's Worse. My  
Treo700p is more of a worthless piece of trash than my Treo650 was,  
and the Treo650 used to rank on my list of "worst piece of technology  
next to the television".Windows 3.11 needs to get rebooted less.
>
> No, the Treos are not as slender and sleek as the Motorola Q.  
> They're also not as under-powered as the Q.  They are a little  
> short on battery life, but there are third parties that can help  
> with that problem, while many Windows devices actually have even  
> worse battery life problems.
>
> The keyboard and other buttons are generally considered the  
> standard by which all other devices are measured.  The Samsung  
> BlackJack has a really good QWERTY keyboard (maybe even slightly  
> better than the Treo 6xx/7xx series), but the other buttons are  
> useless -- the D-pad in particular is very slick and gives you no  
> feedback at all, and the other buttons are clearly designed for  
> show and not for real-world use.
>
>
> If you have to use Verizon or Sprint, then you probably want the  
> Treo 700p -- it's better than the Treo 650 and has some advantages  
> over the Treo 680, but also some significant drawbacks compared to  
> the Treo 680.
>
> On Cingular/at&t, the Treo 680 is the obvious choice.  On t-mobile,  
> you should be able to buy a Treo 680 without activation at a  
> Cingular store, and swap the SIM.
>
>
> Frankly, in my experience the Treos really aren't that good.   
> There's lots of things wrong with them.
>
> Problem is, they're still better than anything else I've tried.
>
> -- 
> Brad Knowles <brad@shub-internet.org>, Consultant & Author
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