At 10:49 PM -0700 4/14/99, Jean Cyr wrote:
>Good analogy. However, its at the 60-120 and up range that we get in trouble
>though. Fortunately I always use my Palm at rest, and agree completely with
>your current design objectives.
...I was expecting someone to mention that. I have prepared two responses:
The 'zen of palm' answer: Nearly 100% of my riding time is spent under 100
MPH. Why optimize something you don't have to?
The technology answer: Motorcycle Online says the (stock) '95 Kawasaki GPZ
1100 does the quarter mile in 11.09 seconds and finishes at over 121.2.
Chevrolet claims a quarter mile of 13.36 seconds at 109.4 mph for a (stock)
'97 Corvette.
You choose. :)
--Bob
P.S. Greg Winton had a good extension to my analogy -- different vehicles
are good for different things. Maybe that's why I also own a small 4-door
sedan and a 4WD Suburban. Next up is, I think, a jet-ski. ...or maybe a
plane. :)
Anyway, on-topic: the Palm-branded devices so far are designed primarily to
be really good PIMs. The fact that you can do other things with them is a
tribute to broad design goals, but when it comes down to trading one thing
against another, the Palm philosophy says keep it simple, keep it cheap,
and watch the 80/20 rule. If someone wants to glom on a sidecar to meet a
particular market--more power to them! :)
