I will tell you upfront that I have a Palm and am not familiar with
Pocket PC.   Actually it is my husband's but will be getting my own soon
because I have taken his over.  I use it primarily for genealogy, small
databases, address book, memo pad and date book.  No more lost scraps of
paper with notes on them.

There is one thing to remember when looking at Palms.  Palm programs are
written very tight.  Unlike regular PC program which require Ms of
memory, the palm program will take up Ks.  Ours has 2M of memory and is
full.  Most of it is the databases and books I downloaded.  The 8 MB
would be better.  The Palm are expanding, literally.  The TRGpro accepts
Compact Flash for extended storage.  The Sony (not released in the US
yet) accepts their Memory Stick.  The Palms being released soon will also
have expansion slots. 

When I purchased his Palm, the low-end Pocket PC cost more than the
high-end Palm.  A high-end Palm (the brand new ones) are around $500.  

Decide what you want to do with it, think wild and see if there are
programs available.  Palmgear.com and Handango.com are good places to
look.  Expect to do more than you think.  See what matchs your needs.

Mary Beth Figgins
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