Geeque question...

[arib]

So, Dell's launched their new handheld line, and they've got a financing plan, which means I could actually afford one. However...

It runs on MS PocketPC, and 'til now I've been a PalmOS user, which leaves me with some questions...

a) how does one input into the device? Grafitti or another method?

b) How easy is it to transfer all of my Palm data to a PocketPC device?

and

c) can you beam between the two platforms?

thanks.

Comments

My $0.02

[lizardling.livejournal.com]

a) You have a number of input methods available. Pretty much all of these are customizable to some extent.

• Soft keyboard -- onscreen keyboard.
  
• Block Recognizer -- works with Graffiti. (there are one or two minor differences, I'm told, but I don't recall exactly because there was about a year's lapse in between switching from my Handspring to an ipaq)
  
• Letter Recognizer -- works with Jot. (never used.)
  
• Transcriber -- "With Transcriber you can write in cursive, print or mixed handwriting on the screen and your ink is instantly recognized." (quoting from the Input dialog on my ipaq)
  
• External keyboard -- If you own a Stowaway, GoType, or other add-on keyboard. Usually involves loading a kbd driver onto your device.
  

b, and c) Transferring Palm data to a PocketPC platform can be interesting, depending on the exact type of data you're thinking about. You can beam, yes. I'd have to research this a bit, but there's supposed to be a platform-agnostic protocol; I forget exactly what it's called.

Sites of interest

• The Gadgeteer -- Judie Hughes and Julie Strietelmeier
  
• PocketPC Thoughts -- Jason Dunn, Andreas Sjostrom, Ed Hansberry
  
• PocketPC Passion -- Dale Coffing
  
• PocketPC Gamer -- for fun.
  

And many more, but these are the top four sites that I check regularly.

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