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From: zenith-steven@cs.yale.edu (Steven Ericsson Zenith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: AGENDA organiser.
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Date: 9 May 90 16:02:01 GMT
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Reply-To: zenith-steven@cs.yale.edu (Steven Ericsson Zenith)
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
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I have had an Agenda for about six months now. If you want something
for writing notes, reports etc.. which you can put in your pocket,
then I can highly recommend this machine. The key chord system is
easy to use and learn and speeds get up really quick. I sometimes
use the machine as a keyboard for the PC, generally after an extended
period of using the Agenda, and have written quite substantial pieces
of text on it. It's great for use on a 'plane or train, since the
key chord system remains quite usable when in motion (at least to a better
degree than a conventional board).

However, as a calculator it sucks, and the diary system is usable .. but
only just. It's fine for storing telephone numbers and other such data, 
and the RAM "drives" are useful for storing this kind of data. Backup is
easy, to either a PC or RAM card. The built in rechargable battery works
well with a long life, and the machine has never lost data when the 
battery has been allowed to run down. The built in RAM is either 32k
or 64k, but the RAM cards are 32k, so a 32k machine is fine for working
store with the cards as support.

So, a great machine if you do a lot of writing (as I do). But I am now
thinking of getting a Psion or IQ(nee Wisard) for my other needs. I just
couldn't do any volumn of text using these either of these two.


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Steven Ericsson Zenith              *            email: zenith@cs.yale.edu
Department of Computer Science      |            voice: (203) 432 1278
Yale University 51 Prospect Street New Haven CT 06520 USA.
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