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Posted by Baron Samedi on January 24, 2008, 1:39 am
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I used to love my Rex 6000. Of course, I don't have a PCMCIA slot
these days :-(
What's the smallest "conventional" PDA? Something like the REX, rather
than a watch (and I don't want to use a handphone).
I don't need much functionality, address book, maybe a calendar and
alarms, and I definitely need a way to store PINs & passwords.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
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Posted by r_z_aret on January 24, 2008, 2:53 pm
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:39:59 -0800 (PST), Baron Samedi
>I used to love my Rex 6000. Of course, I don't have a PCMCIA slot
>these days :-(
>
>What's the smallest "conventional" PDA? Something like the REX, rather
>than a watch (and I don't want to use a handphone).
>
>I don't need much functionality, address book, maybe a calendar and
>alarms, and I definitely need a way to store PINs & passwords.
>
>Any suggestions?
I was fond of my REX. But I think that type of device is far enough
from mainstream to be hard to find and/or treated as a toy. I just
checked the Radio Shack web site quickly and found nothing close. You
might find something among low-end calculators and translators at a
supermarket, stationary chain (like Staples), or even a toy store.
Some cell phones and even PDAs are almost as small as the REX. And I
really think they are often easier to use. You could get a small,
used, cell phone for not much money; unfortunately, I think many cell
phones that accept SIM cards won't do much without one, and I assume
CDMA phones (like for Verizon) may need to be activated.
I just checked eBay and saw a REX 6000 on sale for $34 with 3 hours to
go.
Are you avoiding a more mainstream device to save money, size, or
learning pain?
>
>Thanks
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Posted by Baron Samedi on January 25, 2008, 3:46 am
Please log in for more thread options On Jan 25, 3:53=A0am, r_z_aret@pen_fact.com wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:39:59 -0800 (PST), Baron Samedi
>
> >I used to love my Rex 6000. Of course, I don't have a PCMCIA slot
> >these days :-(
>
> >What's the smallest "conventional" PDA? Something like the REX, rather
> >than a watch (and I don't want to use a handphone).
>
> >I don't need much functionality, address book, maybe a calendar and
> >alarms, and I definitely need a way to store PINs & passwords.
>
> >Any suggestions?
>
> I was fond of my REX. But I think that type of device is far enough
> from mainstream to be hard to find and/or treated as a toy. I just
> checked the Radio Shack web site quickly and found nothing close. You
> might find something among low-end calculators and translators at a
> supermarket, stationary chain (like Staples), or even a toy store.
>
> Some cell phones and even PDAs are almost as small as the REX. And I
> really think they are often easier to use. You could get a small,
> used, cell phone for not much money; unfortunately, I think many cell
> phones that accept SIM cards won't do much without one, and I assume
> CDMA phones (like for Verizon) may need to be activated.
>
> I just checked eBay and saw a REX 6000 on sale for $34 with 3 hours to
> go.
>
> Are you avoiding a more mainstream device to save money, size, or
> learning pain?
>
>
Hi, Robert,
Most of my data is read-only. So I don't mind if I have to wait until
I get home at night to enter a new one..
The only key point I have is that I need a device that will let me
password protect certain data like bank account numbers, PINs and
passwords. I also want to carry one or two hundred addresses.
For cell phones, I always buy on battery life, which means low end, so
not so many features. If there is one that will let me password
protect my Pins, then I might consider it.
But data portability is a consideration. If I have a Palm, o r even
(shudder) windows PDA, there is no problem. I am not so sure about
phones. However, I did manage to transfer my REX data to Palm, so
maybe it can be done.
The Palm Zire Z22 looks nice, and extremely small and it costs US$99
(in the USA).
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Posted by Huge on January 25, 2008, 4:48 am
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> The only key point I have is that I need a device that will let me
> password protect certain data like bank account numbers, PINs and
> passwords. I also want to carry one or two hundred addresses.
>
> For cell phones, I always buy on battery life, which means low end, so
> not so many features. If there is one that will let me password
> protect my Pins, then I might consider it.
>
> But data portability is a consideration. If I have a Palm, o r even
> (shudder) windows PDA, there is no problem. I am not so sure about
> phones. However, I did manage to transfer my REX data to Palm, so
> maybe it can be done.
I have a Nokia 770, with which I am very pleased, and have finally replaced my
Psion 5MX. All the other PDAs I tried were rubbish, especially the iPaq. *What*
a piece of trash. And as for Windows Mobile (shudder)...
The '770 is obsolete now, but the 800 is available heavily discounted, since
the '810 has come out.
--
"Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain
and presumptuous desire for a second one."
[email me at huge huge (dot) org <dot> uk]
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Posted by Baron Samedi on January 27, 2008, 9:10 pm
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> > The only key point I have is that I need a device that will let me
> > password protect certain data like bank account numbers, PINs and
> > passwords. I also want to carry one or two hundred addresses.
>
> > For cell phones, I always buy on battery life, which means low end, so
> > not so many features. If there is one that will let me password
> > protect my Pins, then I might consider it.
>
> > But data portability is a consideration. If I have a Palm, o r even
> > (shudder) windows PDA, there is no problem. I am not so sure about
> > phones. However, I did manage to transfer my REX data to Palm, so
> > maybe it can be done.
>
> I have a Nokia 770, with which I am very pleased, and have finally replaced my
> Psion 5MX. All the other PDAs I tried were rubbish, especially the iPaq. *What*
> a piece of trash. And as for Windows Mobile (shudder)...
>
> The '770 is obsolete now, but the 800 is available heavily discounted, since
> the '810 has come out.
>
Unfortunately, I have an Ipaq :-( But I don't use it.
Maybe I should, I dunno.
For 'phones,. I have a Phillips which claims a 45 day(!) standby time,
and probably does come close - I charge it so rarely that I don't even
know how often I do.
That ran me less than GBP 50 over here in Singaproe. I am not keen on
the fonts, though, or SMS entry (need to push the "1" key 13(!) times
to get a question mark).
Much slicker, with weekly charging, is a Chiense LG which I bought in
7-11 for about GBP 20.
I really won't accpet anything that needs charging daily.
My alternatives seem to be
1) use the Ipaq
2) buy a Zire 22, which is small enough to always have with me, just
as I always have a camera wherever I go
3) find a 'phone with long life *and* some form of data compatability
(porbably with MS Outlook, although I hate that). No proprietary data
formats in case I switch phones later - *BUT* the phoine also *must*
let me passowrd protect bank a/c numbers, passwords and PINs, which
seems like a tall order
What do you think ?
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