Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

Are the WinCE and Palm fanatics in the usenet newsgroups giving you a hard time for choosing Handspring's Visor? Are you tired of being confronted with the same tired myths about the Visor?
Well, I just stumbled over a nifty site that will provide you with additional ammunition. Check out http://www.geocities.com/jkirvin/wr...olumn991228.htm

He explodes four Visor myths:
<OL TYPE=1>
<LI>The Visor is crippled because the OS is not upgradable.
<LI>Springboards are vaporware.
<LI>The Palm Vx is faster than the Visor.
<LI>Handspring cannot get it's act together.
</OL>

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2682

An excellent article... just confirms what I've figured out for myself here at VisorCentral.

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MarkEagle

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Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 48

Yep, great article. Personally, even if these myths were true, I'm still happy with my Visor. Don't need color, don't need more speed. That's what PCs are for. This is to keep me on track with my appointments and the critical info I need with me all the time. I'll worry about bigger, better and faster as it relates to my PC.

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What if your sole purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others?

Registered: Sep 1999
Location:
Posts: 61

Just one note on the Myth of Vx being faster then the Visor. If you have Afterburner and CruiseControl on BOTH machines - the Vx is faster. And if you really want it to fly throw in StreakHack on both.

I would have to say that this Myth is in fact a fact.

jonpod

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Aurora, CO, USA
Posts: 23

I mentioned in the column that once you load CruiseControl on the Vx and AfterBurner on the Visor, all bets are off. Out of the box, the Visor is faster, even with a lower clock speed.

JK

Registered: Sep 1999
Location:
Posts: 61

Well, lets hope none of those Vx user figure out how to download software :&gt;

jonpod

I am not trying to put down the article. You did an excellent job on the other misconceptions, but for speedheads out there who will load all available programs, in the end the Vx will move faster.

see Vx Benchmark thread on deja.com - comp.sys.palmtops.pilot


[This message has been edited by jonpod (edited 01-11-2000).]