I did some checking on the net today, and Pen Computing has a nice
review of the Dana. Read it at:
http://www.pencomputing.com/palm/Pen47/dana.html
Rick
on 12/3/2002 8:15 PM, Glenn Roe at myhome_at_cwnet.com wrote:
>
> I just checked out the Alphasmart Dana thanks to the posting and
> discussion on this list, and am seriously considering replacing the
> eMates I give my employees to use with Danas. I'm very reminded of the
> eMate in the design, and the sync ability and compatibility with both
> Mac and Windows platforms makes it a feasible replacement for the
> eMates. I have been struggling to keep my staff supplied with eMates as
> the majority of them have suffered the screen/ribbon problem. I have a
> shelf full of broken ones in my office. I love the Newton/eMate platform
> and have used it in my business since prior to it's discontinuance. Up
> to now I haven't really found anything that I considered replacing them
> with. I'm putting this on the list because I would welcome
> discussion/feedback from the list about this decision. I end up
> investing $200 plus for an eMate & flash card, so the $400 price doesn't
> look bad. I've never had any extensive experience with Palm OS devices,
> but employees who have used Palms & Newtons definitely appreciate the
> Newton as a real computer vs. device. The Dana looks to be touted as a
> replacement for a laptop vs. just another device. What do you think????
>
> Glenn Roe
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