>From what I've been told, Symbol does have a Color Palm OS device designed and ready to go. However (and this is a big one) they want a large order before they will send it to manufacturing. If you have enough drivers to outfit, they can have their color device. Its not a matter of falling under the MS spell, it more like a matter of $. Color has not been as important as ruggedness in the Industrial market until recently.
> > > >I was wondering the same thing. I have customers asking for color symbol > >palm devices. There drivers hate the mono screens. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Steven M. Jerrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Symbol and PalmOS > > > >> Has Symbol abandoned new devices running PalmOS? > >>Another developer logged on to their site and found a huge > >>number of Windows CE and Pocket Windows 2000 devices. > > > > Symbol have seriously fallen under the Microsoft spell, and were > subject to an incredible level of MS sales activity including very > heavy bad-mouthing of Palm, Inc. to their sales force. > This despite the large sales volumes of their Palm OS based units > and high support levels required by WinCE and PPC units. > > Currently the 1800 and 1550 are very nice devices which run OS4.1 > and have 160x160 grayscale screens. > > There was supposed to be a color version of the 1800 based with > a 160x240 color screen based on the Handera soft-graphiti API's, > but I'm not sure of its status. > > Generally I fault Palm Inc here for allowing themselves to be out > flanked by MS in a critical licensee. > > (end of Rant...) > > Roger Stringer > Marietta Systems, Inc. (www.RF-TP.com) > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
