Handspring any good ??

[skywalker[TSG]]

hmmm these handspring palm PCs are they worth the $$$ when compared to say a palm ??
or a cassiopeia E-115

[MadMatt]

The CPU runs slower than the palm (16mhz vs 20mhz) and the you can't flash the ROM to upgrade the OS. You apply a software patch that's stored in RAM! No thanks!

My advice - Pay the extra few $ for a Palm III or save up and get the Palm Vx - I love mine!

[This message has been edited by MadMatt (edited 05-11-2000).]

[daveleau]

Onthe other hand, while it is not visibly different in speed side by side with the Palm in real world use, it is a bit slower spec-wise. It does have many modules for upgrading and is the only Palm OS driven PDA that can have the memory upgraded. It seems to be a bit better than the Palm in my eyes. The Palm's also have memory that cannot be used for apps (Palm IIIXE, has 8MB---6 for data only, no apps, Palm IIIE cannot use apps at all-It can only be used as-is).

Plus you get those cool colors! J/K http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif