[TuxedoBass]

Total n00b here for things like this e-reader. F'rinstance - I have my VCR still blinking 12:00.

I totally apologize for just jumping in like this, cold, and asking questions for my first post.

However - I currently use and like my ASUS Eee-PC (Win7) and I have several desktop 'puters with XP-Pro. I also have (don't laugh) a Sony Palm Cliè with ISilo running the OS 5.0 .

Now - I love the Cliè dearly as it has the whole reference library in it that I need daily. If it dies, I guess I have to too - it's that important to me.

Today I went and saw the Fire and am impressed by it's smallness and full color. But the salesman couldn't answer my question if I could or could not enter my reference library into it.

I saw that the Fire has a mini-USB and I bet I can sync it with my desktop or my netbook too - right?.

Since I can run that library on everything I now own - I'm hoping I can start using the Kindle Fire as a larger (not by much) Palm-type device. My Palm won't last forever and they don't make them any more. I find the netbook is a little clumsy to try to use it as a PDA, and that's why I'm looking for greener pastures.

One last thing: I have also been able to install that library after the whole CD-ROM was copied onto a USB stick, so I could get it into the Eee-PC which has no optical drive.

TIA for anyone who understands my question and can actually help me.