Re: Still using Palm ?

Andrea Butter <aaquitaine-/[email protected]> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:06:47 -0700 (PDT)
Newsgroups gmane.comp.handhelds.palm.gtd
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I am still using a Treo, from a large stash of refurbished Treos I bought o=
n ebay to tie me over until there is a smart phone out there that can actua=
lly replace all that is so good about my Palm.=C2=A0=C2=A0

That's because the most important functions to me are the PIM functions rig=
ht there with my phone.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I have years of memos, to dos, addresse=
s, calendar entries and I keep adding to them... everything I need to know =
and have at my fingertips my life is stored in the Palm PIM! And I am not g=
oing to give that up for as long as I can. =C2=A0=C2=A0

When it comes to mobile it seems we have taken as many steps backwards as w=
e have taken forward:=C2=A0 we put up with often atrocious sound quality an=
d dropped calls from cell phones - who'd have accepted that from landlines =
after the 70s?=C2=A0 the 60s? - for the sake of mobility (which is great to=
 have.) And we've lost the crisp and easy Palm user interface and functiona=
lity for the sake of hundreds of thousands of apps (none of which are a fra=
ction as useful to me as the old Palm PIM on a daily basis.)

Sigh



________________________________
 From: Voytek Eymont <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]=20
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [GtD_Palm] Still using Palm ?
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On Wed, June 13, 2012 1:49 am, richardgemes wrote:
> I've just rediscovered this group after being absent for more years than
> I care to remember. I unearthed my Palm Tungsten T last weekend and am
> curious to know if anybody is still using a Palm ? I've got an iPhone but
> it has never handled PIM tasks as well as the Palm did. Is a Palm still a
> valid choice in this day and age ?

for some ppl it still is

I now have an Atrix Android phone, with a custom ROM, love it.
and, I have Xoom with custom ROM, love it

and, I flash ROMs, recoveries, modified frameworks, great fun

BUT, when I want something done, I pull out my Palm, all the stuff that
really matters to me, is on the Palm

it just works, the way I want it work, every day

and, I bought enough 'spare' Palms to keep me going

in fairness, even though my Palm is my main device, I now do most of the
email on Android (K9 and Swype is hard to beat) (but Snapper (Palm) has
server search that Android lacks)

I just wish I was able to bluetooth tether Palm off Android phone, that
would be really useful

lastly, my Atrix phone is really what Palm should've been:

I can plug it into display/input device, and, it runs full Linux on full
screen, it really is the Ultimate Palm device

so, phone/pda in a pocket, get to an office, plug screen/keybd, run full
Linux on full screen on the device, pretty nifty, great toy

but my Palm still is what I depend on

--=20
Voytek


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      <p>I am still using a Treo, from a large stash of refurbished Treos I=
 bought on ebay to tie me over until there is a smart phone out there that =
can actually replace all that is so good about my Palm.=C2=A0=C2=A0<br>
<br>
That's because the most important functions to me are the PIM functions rig=
ht there with my phone.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I have years of memos, to dos, addresse=
s, calendar entries and I keep adding to them... everything I need to know =
and have at my fingertips my life is stored in the Palm PIM! And I am not g=
oing to give that up for as long as I can. =C2=A0=C2=A0<br>
<br>
When it comes to mobile it seems we have taken as many steps backwards as w=
e have taken forward:=C2=A0 we put up with often atrocious sound quality an=
d dropped calls from cell phones - who'd have accepted that from landlines =
after the 70s?=C2=A0 the 60s? - for the sake of mobility (which is great to=
 have.) And we've lost the crisp and easy Palm user interface and functiona=
lity for the sake of hundreds of thousands of apps (none of which are a fra=
ction as useful to me as the old Palm PIM on a daily basis.)<br>
<br>
Sigh<br>
<br>
________________________________<br>
 From: Voytek Eymont &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:voytek%40sbt.net.au">voytek@sbt.=
net.au</a>&gt;<br>
To: <a href=3D"mailto:GtD_Palm%40yahoogroups.com">[email protected]<=
/a> <br>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 3:29 PM<br>
Subject: Re: [GtD_Palm] Still using Palm ?<br>
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=C2=A0 <br>
On Wed, June 13, 2012 1:49 am, richardgemes wrote:<br>
&gt; I've just rediscovered this group after being absent for more years th=
an<br>
&gt; I care to remember. I unearthed my Palm Tungsten T last weekend and am=
<br>
&gt; curious to know if anybody is still using a Palm ? I've got an iPhone =
but<br>
&gt; it has never handled PIM tasks as well as the Palm did. Is a Palm stil=
l a<br>
&gt; valid choice in this day and age ?<br>
<br>
for some ppl it still is<br>
<br>
I now have an Atrix Android phone, with a custom ROM, love it.<br>
and, I have Xoom with custom ROM, love it<br>
<br>
and, I flash ROMs, recoveries, modified frameworks, great fun<br>
<br>
BUT, when I want something done, I pull out my Palm, all the stuff that<br>
really matters to me, is on the Palm<br>
<br>
it just works, the way I want it work, every day<br>
<br>
and, I bought enough 'spare' Palms to keep me going<br>
<br>
in fairness, even though my Palm is my main device, I now do most of the<br=
>
email on Android (K9 and Swype is hard to beat) (but Snapper (Palm) has<br>
server search that Android lacks)<br>
<br>
I just wish I was able to bluetooth tether Palm off Android phone, that<br>
would be really useful<br>
<br>
lastly, my Atrix phone is really what Palm should've been:<br>
<br>
I can plug it into display/input device, and, it runs full Linux on full<br=
>
screen, it really is the Ultimate Palm device<br>
<br>
so, phone/pda in a pocket, get to an office, plug screen/keybd, run full<br=
>
Linux on full screen on the device, pretty nifty, great toy<br>
<br>
but my Palm still is what I depend on<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Voytek<br>
<br>
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