PDA recommedations

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On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 15:27:52 GMT, "Howard Nelson"
<htnelsonvip@pacbell.net> came right out and said:

>I need to replace a palm m105. Do not need camera/music/wifi/etc just basic
>PDA functions. I thought this would be simple. Get a new palm PDA. Either a
>zire 31 or tungsten e. However the user reviews are damming for reliability.
>Especially the tungsten e which seems to have a less than one year half
>life. I must assume that Palm hardware is disposable and thus not for me.
>I would prefer not to change OS but it seems that palm is the only player
>left in this game. I want new not used or refurbished.
>Any suggestions? If I go with a Dell can I transfer my rather large palm OS
>address and datebook (5 years worth of data) to the new OS or does it all
>need to be reentered.
>
>Thanks for any advice
>Howard
>

Sync your Palm to Outlook. Backup your PST file. Install ActiveSync,
sync your new PPC, and you're done. Go for it. You won't regret it.

Maybe I'll go back in a few years, if someone other than Palm is
building a decent OS 6 device. We'll see.

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than a frontal lobotomy.