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From: pmercer@apple.com (Paul Mercer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Casio BOSS Digital Diary
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Date: 7 Jan 90 04:59:48 GMT
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I've been using a 7500 BOSS for 2 weeks.  Here is my list of comments:

  - the screen is very angle sensitive; I have to adjust the contrast all 
    the time
  - case sensitive search is terrible
  - no auto-insert mode for typing
  - having to continually use the In/Out mode button is annoying
  - easy to lose new entries/edits if I forget to press Set
  - no cut & paste
  - no undo
  - the initial displays in the telephone, business card, memo and 
    schedule functions are  not useful to me in a day to day basis.  Who cares      
    about how many items I have marked?
  - I don't bother with the business card file, I downloaded everything 
    into the telephone function
  - the scheduler should support repeating events
  - scrolling redraws the whole screen
  - after power off, the machine doesnUt come back up in the exact state
  - I really like the small size; unlike the Atari Portfolio I had for 3 
    months, I really do take the BOSS with me everywhere.

I briefly looked at a SF9000 before I bought the SF7500 and I think it had 
a much more readable display; I will be checking up on that.  Also, I 
noticed the displays in the SF9000 are slightly different, leading me to 
believe that the software might have been improved.  If the case sensitive 
search is done away with and the screen is better, I will probably trade 
up to the SF9000.  It is bigger and heavier and more expensive though.

I am expecting the Mac version of the software.  Someone from Traveling 
SW, the company who wrote the software told me it was "really great".  I 
am hoping it will replace my Phone Book and Calendar desk accessories.  
The PC version certainly doesn't do that.

That's it for now.

Paul Mercer
Apple Computer, Inc.