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Originally Posted by e-enker
But I have to cut in here so that we dont talk at cross purposes..I might have had a wrong assumption. Because the underlying assumption all my questions are based on was that pda's have a better internet performance that the iliad, but after the recent replies Im not sure anymore. I dont own a pda.
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How good a PDA is for internet access depends on the PDA. I was responding specifically to Internet access on a Palm OS PDA. As mentioned, available browsers leave a lot to be desired. I have several. The two best are Access Netfront (ripped from a Clie), and nWeb (which is no longer available through retail sale. Novarra only licenses to OEMs who bundle it with their device.) In practice, you are likely stuck with what comes with your Palm OS device. Things are better the the Windows Mobile world, and there are specialized devices like the Nokia Internet Tablets, based on Linux, that are designed to be handheld Internet devices.
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Are you saying that a conventional pda is not a better internet device than the iliad is? If thats the case then I understand the last posts. If not then Im confused, lol.
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It depends on what you mean by "PDA".
The Nokia devices are dandy for connectivity, but are not normally considered PDAs because they don't really have Personal Information Manager functionality, like Address Book, Calendar, etc., that were what PDAs were all about when introduced.
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So a modern pda is as limited for the internet as the iliad, is that what has been said here?
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No. Please reread the posts.
But bottom line, as I understand it, the iLiad can't do what you want now, so the question is what to use instead. Assume that
getting the iLiad to do what you want, even when the source code for the firmware is available, will simply be far more trouble than it's worth.
Why don't you take the iLiad out of the equation entirely. Tell us what you need to do, in as much detail as possible, and ask what is currently out there that could do it.
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Dennis