[NTLK] [OT] Palm software suggestions

[Jim Lee]

Hmm, that's a bit strange.  I've got over 100 Palm devices, everything  
from the original USRobotics model, to Sony Clies, Handspring Visors,  
Tapwave Zodiacs, Palm & Handspring Treos, IBM Workpads, some early non- 
Treo cell phones, and some vertical-market Palm-based data collectors  
and GPS units.  Never once have I found any of them to suffer a  
hardware failure, even with the digitizer - every one of them is fully  
functional today!  Perhaps I'm just lucky.  I have had to replace the  
Li-Ion rechargeables in a few, but I don't consider that a hardware  
failure, just end-of-life of a consumable.  I'd bet your digitizer  
problems are simply the result of unstable power due to the failing  
battery.  You can find cheap (but good quality) Chinese replacement  
batteries for every model ever made on eBay for just a few bucks.  The  
only Palm device that is a real pain to open is the Palm V/Vx with its  
glued aluminum case...

-Jim

On Jan 25, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Mike Rodgers wrote:

> I used to use a Palm.  I had the Olive Tree Bible, Avantgo and stuff.
> First the digitizer started losing alignment and had to be reset a
> couple of times a day.  Now the battery won't charge.  It may have  
> been
> a reliable unit for all of 3 years.
> Mike
>
> Jim Lee wrote:
>> I'm still a Palm guy (mainly use  MyBible, AvantGo, TomeRaider,  
>> iSilo,
>> Plucker, TCPMP, and a couple of games).  Used to be a developer, too,
>> back in the day when it was profitable :-)  Despite the rumors,
>> there's still an active Palm community.  Here are a few links to get
>> you started:
>>
>> http://www.palminfocenter.com/
>>
>> http://www.palmopensource.com/
>>
>> http://palmcom.tripod.com/
>>
>> http://www.pda-archives.com/pilot.shtml
>>
>> http://www.thepalmtree.com/
>>
>> -Jim
>>
>
>
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