Re: Workpad z50

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From: Jane Loyless (jloyless_at_netbox.com)
Date: Thu Jun 03 1999 - 11:19:52 EDT


At 04:41 PM 6/2/99 -0400, John Higgins wrote:

>Has anybody played with one of these things yet? I'm looking at it as the
>answer to my ideal backup machine: A Radio Shack Model 100 I can surf the
>web with. I need it to take notes at conferences and interviews where
>accesss to power can be spotty and awkward. It's Windows CE, which I have
>zero experience with, and I'm trying to find a way to attach a floppy
>drive that's not going to run me $250-300 (for a sub-$1000 machine). Eight
>hours of battery life, 16 with an extended battery that also takes AAs.
>From the reviews, the z50 seems better than the Phenom and Jornada, which
>I've avoided so far. But I haven't actually laid hands on a z50.
>

I'm holding one in my hands. What do you want to know? The screen is
bright, the trackpoint is nice, I miss the touchscreen (not touchpad - I
hate those, touchscreen).

>And as a CE idiot, what should I be watching out for?
>

Are you wanting to sync it to a PC? If so, my advice on all the CE devices
I've seen so far is run. Run like the wind.


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