Links on Personal Digital Assistants (PDA)

• PalmOne (PalmOne International)
•  Communicators: Treo 700 ($499 (Sprint), $299 Verizon), 128 MB (60 MB user accessible), internal camera,);  Treo 650 ($199, 23 MB, internal camera).  Organizers: Mostly being replaced by Communicators (see above); may be able to obtain refurbished models.
• Palm (see Palm OS page) (model comparison page)
Palm Z22 ($99, 32MB);

• Dell Axim handhelds (Dell homepage) - (Microsoft Windows software, wireless, up to 64MB SDRAM),  X5 (BlueTooth$299), X3 (WiFi, $229), X3i (WiFi, $379) (Va Higher Ed prices X5 $278, X3  $229, X3i $379)

• Garmin iQue 3600 - GPS in a PDA. Palm OS. 32 MB. (Palm OS) ($549.99 at Cabela's ($599 in bundle)).
• Compaq Pocket PC  from Hewlett Packard, Windows Mobile software (iPAQ h1935 64MB SDRAM, 16MB Flash ROM, $200) (iPAQ 1945, 64MB SDRAM, 32MB Flash ROM, Bluetooth wireless, $300) (iPAQ h2215, 64MB SDRAM, 32MB Flash ROM, Bluetooth wireless, $400) (iPAQ h4155, 64MB SDRAM, 32MB Flash ROM, Bluetooth wireless, $450) (iPAQ h4355, 64MB SDRAM, 32MB Flash ROM, Bluetooth wireless, $500) (iPAQ h5555, 128MB SDRAM, 48MB Flash ROM, $650)
• Cassiopeia from Casio (Windows OS) - E-125 ($300, 32MB RAM), E-200 ($600, 64MB RAM)
• Jornada, from Hewlett Packard (32 MB $449, 900)

• AvantGo (incl channel selection page (free))

• Pendragon SyncServer (workgroups 10-49 $695; 50-149 $1495)
• E-mail applications for wireless, and for non-wireless applications.
• Eudora email for palm OS (freeware, with SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) support).
• Sprint phones (good coverage in western Va., see also Treo 300)
• VisorPhone (See link for coverage areas) ($99 without coverage plan, free with plan activation)
• Handspring modem ($99.95)
• Thinmodemfor Handspring ($150), Wristband Thinmodem (99.95)
• Wireless modems
• Minstrel
• Presenter-to-Go, for presentations using a wode range of PDAs and digital projectors ($199.99) (see product support sheet)

• Garmin iQue 3600 (available through WalMart and Cabela's home pages)
• Handy GPSPro (see Nexian page)

• Pendragon software for forms ($149 for one license; for additional licenses: 1-9 $45; $10-24 $40; 25-99 $35; 100+ $30)
• Documents to Go ($29.95, $49.95, and $69.95 versions) (Link  works best in Internet Explorer)
• Quicksheet and QuickChart, by Cutting Edge Software ($29.95 together) (also QuickWord, but for PC only - $19.95))

QuickOfficecombines QuickSheet/QuickChart/QuickWord ($29.95)
• Acrobat Reader for reading PDFs in the Palm OS (free download)
• Vehicle maintenance - TotalCar ($10.00)

• NovaLynx station with PDA connection
• HandCar data transport ($55) from Hobo datalogger to Palm (see Comparison chart)
 
• Hobo H8 Pro (H08-030-08) (1-9 $129; 10-99 $119; 100+ $110)
• Hobo shuttle (H09-002-08) $159 1-9; $146 10-99; $135 100+
• BoxCar 3.6 starter software (BC3.6-ON) (1-9 $14; 10-99 $13; 100+ $12)
• BoxCar 4.0 starter software (BCP4.0-ON) (1-9 $95; 10-99 $88; 100+ $81)
• For wireless PDA, PDA-adapted Weather Underground forecasts
  

• Landware
• GoType portable keyboards ($49.95) (Not available for Visor Edge)
• Stowaway folding keyboard for Visor ($87.75) (For  Visor Neo and Pro)
• PocketJet printers ($399 for Pocket Jet II, $320 for PocketJet 200)
• 16MB Flash module for Visor ($114.95)
• 8MB Flash module for Visor ($64.95) (8MB Backup module $39.95; 16MB Backup module $59.99)
• Backup module for Visor ($39.95)
• Adapter for 64MB SmartMedia Memory card

• Farmer use of Palm V
• Sheep farmer story
• Wireless Farm Site - Palm VII

Use of PDAs: Multifunctional

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