Palm vs. PocketPC

Tuesday, August 14, 2001 by Draginol | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

I've been a long time Palm III owner and am starting to think about getting a new PDA. But I'm not sure which to get. I'm starting to get somewhat frustrated with the lack of innovation and advancement with the PalmOS (low resolution displays, relatively limited abilities).

Is there going to be any major updates to PalmOS in the near future that would make it worth waiting for or should I look at getting the next generation iPaq when it comes out. What do you guys think?
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Frank Leon
Reply #41 Thursday, August 16, 2001 12:34 PM
You just can't do anythign with a pocketpc that youc an do a real PC. You can't do 3D Studio max on it, you can't do photoshop and some cute paint program on the pocketpc doesn't count. You can't do CAD. You can't doa whole range are things because either the hardware isn't up to it or the software doesn't exist. I prefer my iPaq to my Palm V but let's not get delusional.

Doreen
Reply #42 Thursday, August 16, 2001 1:03 PM
(Cut n Paste off of Brighthand.com:)

Pocket Cortona brings CAD to your pocket pc June 11, 2001 ParallelGraphics launches
Pocket Cortona...

hehe yes Frank I'm sure you can't do everything! but you can do alot
and everyone who really knows me "knows" I'm delusional

Doreen
Reply #43 Thursday, August 16, 2001 1:05 PM
http://www.parallelgraphics.com/products/cortonace

here is the link Frank but I seriously don't know much about CAD,
(I confess I just did a quick search on brighthand)hehe

is this what it is though?

craeonics
Reply #44 Thursday, August 16, 2001 7:54 PM
It helps to read further....

"ParallelGraphics launches Pocket Cortona, the first ever 3D VRML browser for viewing (...) VRML content"

This is not a CAD program. CAD stands for Computer Aided Design and usually applies to program with which technical drawings are made (argh, I hate CAD) or programs like 3D Studio. Or in other words, all those unnecessarily complex 3D programs.

Doreen
Reply #45 Thursday, August 16, 2001 9:55 PM
(you know I never read through)
actually I only spotted the word CAD, thought that was it, but oh well, I give up on you guys!

thank you again, wise old man crae
hehe

CAD = Computer Aided Design?
that's it? hahaha
Doreen thought it meant something more sophisticated

plainsong
Reply #46 Friday, August 17, 2001 5:09 AM
There is at least talk of a 3d Studio Max for PocketPc, so if it's not out already, it will probably be seen shortly..

And they still can't write a decent homework-tracking program for students. Hmpf!


Doreen
Reply #47 Saturday, August 18, 2001 11:33 AM
Plainsong I seen one somewhere but when I cleaned my machine I lost many links so I have not been around the main places I used to go to for ppc stuff

but I know I seen a homework tracking program and it was an advanced one too.

also there is a programmer that writes programs up per ppl's request
he wrote me up one when I asked him however I lost his link
arghhhhhhh

just cruise around when you get a chance and ask ppl or better yet drop that question on Brighthands board I'm sure someone will respond

(if I find that other one I seen, now that I'm back on a hunt for ppc stuff I will let you know too)

paxx
Reply #48 Saturday, August 18, 2001 3:31 PM
There is no Palm OS emulator available for your pocket thingy? Someone ought to write one, then indeed, the choice would hardly be difficult, since you could run any Palm OS application on your pocket thingy.

plainsong
Reply #49 Sunday, August 19, 2001 5:42 PM
Doreen, as far as I can tell, there's only one homework program.. called Classmate by Pocket-Innovations. It looks pretty, but that's all. It's a 2mb vb file, and it's buggy. You find out only after paying 20 bucks for it that it doesn't handle it's db properly. After entering in more than 4 or 5 assignments, linking them with the right class, to the right professor to the right book just doesn't work, and to me this is the whole essence of the program.

GRRR!

Had to vent

Oh, and they're writing a PalmEmu, but in the meantime..the wait continues..

paxx
Reply #50 Sunday, August 19, 2001 11:13 PM
Hey wait... I just realised plainsong is a woman... Doreen, Jumbles, plainsong... is Pocket PC a female thing?
Sorry, couldn't resist...

juni
Reply #51 Monday, August 20, 2001 12:58 AM
Smart, just call it female rantings so you don't have to take their opinions seriously...

plainsong
Reply #52 Monday, August 20, 2001 4:00 AM
Hey!! Just ignore Juni.

Doreen
Reply #53 Tuesday, August 21, 2001 12:24 AM
plainsong give juni "instant coffee" tomorrow till he takes all us gals serious!
hehehe

juni
Reply #54 Tuesday, August 21, 2001 1:08 AM
Hey! I was being sarcastic and commenting on paxx's comment

plainsong
Reply #55 Tuesday, August 21, 2001 1:21 AM
Doreen.. no no no, it's instant cappucino that he likes. Bleh!


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