Friday, March 7, 2003
The PDA Upgrade Nightmare
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 09:00 AM
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2912182,00.html
Buying a new PDA isn't at all like buying a new computer in many cases. Chances are, your new PDA won't work with your old keyboard, custom stylus or sleds and there is a good chance it will use a different memory card.
David Berlind of ZDNet recounts some of the costs he has incurred upgrading from his Palm Pilot of the "early to mid 1990's" (despite the Palm Pilot 1000 not being released until March 1996) through the iPAQ 3600 and now the iPAQ 5450. His exploits in moving from the 3600 to the 5400 would be funny if not so frustrating. As he points out, he has contacts at HP, Intel, Sierra Wireless and Microsoft that us mere mortals do not, so he is at least getting information. You and I would be told to do a hard reset and be on our way. :roll:
Buying a new PDA isn't at all like buying a new computer in many cases. Chances are, your new PDA won't work with your old keyboard, custom stylus or sleds and there is a good chance it will use a different memory card.
David Berlind of ZDNet recounts some of the costs he has incurred upgrading from his Palm Pilot of the "early to mid 1990's" (despite the Palm Pilot 1000 not being released until March 1996) through the iPAQ 3600 and now the iPAQ 5450. His exploits in moving from the 3600 to the 5400 would be funny if not so frustrating. As he points out, he has contacts at HP, Intel, Sierra Wireless and Microsoft that us mere mortals do not, so he is at least getting information. You and I would be told to do a hard reset and be on our way. :roll:
