Registered: Oct 2000
Location: New York City
Posts: 19

I've had this for a while now, and I thought I'd share a few thoughts:

It's a lot more cumbersome than one might believe. It looks just like its pictures, but protrudes from the back of my Visor Prism by a good half-inch, and sticks up an inch - more if you count the antenna. It also adds a good deal of weight to the Visor Prism, which is hefty enough on it's own; it seems to be the price one pays for color!

Unlike the Palm V/Minstrel V combo -which can be put on your pocket with little notice- one has to be very careful which pocket it goes into due to its heft, and believe me when I tell you that you WILL notice it in your pocket.

The toughest thing about this is that there are no cases for the Prism yet, let alone the Prism/Minstrel S combination, so carrying it around is like walking on eggshells: everything becomes a potential "Prism killer"

When I placed it into my Visor Deluxe for comparison, it wasn't as bulky, but bulky nonetheless. That information might come in handy for those of you who either have or are considering the Visor Platinum.

And by the way, it seems to support color. At least, I'M seeing color in the e-mail app.

It works as advertised, though, which (I guess) is the most important thing.

I'll be happy to answer any questions provided I'm not besieged. And if someone would tell me how to do it, I can even post a picture of it in my Prism.

Cheers!

"Big buck toys for big buck boys! Cheapskates stay home!"
-Anonymous

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Richard T. Bell, MD, PhD
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Lowe McAdams Healthcare
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Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 25

Who did you purchase the modem through? If it was directly from Novatel, which service are you using?

Registered: Oct 2000
Location: New York City
Posts: 19

I was a beta tester on the product. I'm still under NDA regarding the service, but I can tell you that it's coming real soon!

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Richard T. Bell, MD, PhD
Associate Medical Director
Lowe McAdams Healthcare
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(212) 698-1662

Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 25

Another question, does the modem work with the Stowaway keyboard? For example, can you chat on IRC or Telnet into another computer using your Visor? Obviously they can both be connected at the same time, but I was wondering if there were any driver conflicts or such.

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Registered: Oct 2000
Location: New York City
Posts: 19

I've actually tested that out by composing mail on the keyboard and sending it out. It worked fine, and there are no driver conflicts that I can detect.

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Richard T. Bell, MD, PhD
Associate Medical Director
Lowe McAdams Healthcare
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(212) 698-1662