Re: Casio's HPC

Max Mansour (maxm@ziplink.net)
Wed, 20 Nov 1996 19:40:29 -0500

> From: Nfiedler@aol.com
>
> I'll just say one last thing about the Cassiopeia - don't go wasting $500
on
> it. It's not worth it. The OmniGo is only $300 and has most of the same
stuff
> if not more (definitely has more software). With some optional software
and
> hardware you can make the OmniGo do whatever the Cassiopeia does.

Nathan -- I won't say anything about you being biased, but I have used all
7 of the initial Win CE palmtops, and yes, they are better then the OG.
But that can be expected, as it is in a diffe4rent (higher) price range.
Cassiopeia has a web browser. A TCP/IP stack. An emailer. (does this
sound like the OmniGo? it goes on...). Backlit. 480x240 (the HP is
640x240)4 grayscale screen (how is the OG gonna swing that one ;). How
about the other Wince palmtops? Velo 1: built in 19.2 software modem. All
Win CE hpcs have IrDA infared ports, and high speed I/O serial ports.

OmniGo isn't exactly being supported either. Hmm? didn't hear what our
friends at Thaedeus did? Well, let me inform you. I was talking to some
people from Pen Computing at Comdex, and it turns out Thaedeus is dropping
OGWorld. So, you ask, do I get my money back after paying $60 for a 2 year
subscription? No No No. They dumnped their subscriber list on to Pen
Computing. So Now i am paying to get Pen Computing, with all those
articles about the Magic Cap, Newton, Windows for Pen, and all those other
platforms I *love* sooo much.

>
> BTW, the keyboard is not as nice as the OmniGo's. Several people at work
> commented on it not giving enough tactile feedback.

I can't comment on that, I'm a horrible judge of keyboards.

> Nathan Fiedler

[BTW: the OmniGo can now be had for $209, not $300. check pdapage]

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