To both Bill in Willcox and Virgil ...
I have two PDAs: an original Palm Pilot Personal - the original PDA, I
think - and a Handspring. The Palm is for everyday use; the Handspring for
geocaching. Neither is a fancy, latest-and-greatest unit, and they both do
their jobs just fine.
I picked up the Handspring as a $79 refurbished unit at Fry's several months
ago. I wanted a PDA for geocaching to avoid printing log sheets for caches
we pursue, both for added convenience and to avoid the paper waste. It has
enough memory to hold way more caches than we would ever want to pursue in a
day. We can also download Mapquest maps, but I haven't found them to be of
much use, probably because I just haven't played with the settings enough.
It's also handy to have the phonebook I use in Outlook and my everyday PDA
with us. I love having it out in the wild and would never go back to
printed log sheets. I also use the Notes part of the Palm Reader software
to record what we took, what we left, and other stuff about the caches we
visit.
Despite the difference in their ages, the two PDAs use the Palm OS, so they
function almost identically. As with any computer purchase, it's the OS and
software that make it work. Play with whatever you're considering and make
sure the screen is easy to read, the buttons are easy to hit, that the
stylus works well, etc.
If I can answer any specific questions, just yell!
-----Original Message-----
From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Virgil
Silhanek
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 11:19 PM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Sony PDA
Those that do use a PDA for geocaching, what do you use/recommend? I
had also been thinking about buying a PDA, but have never really used
one very much.
Virgil
> -----Original Message-----
> From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
> [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Bill
> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 11:01 AM
> To: AZGeocaching
> Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Sony PDA
>
>
> I am looking for a PDA. I have looked at the Sony SJ33. I know nothing
> about PDAs. Does anyone here have experience or knowledge of this item?
> Can I download geocaching files into it? Anything much better at around
the
> price? It uses the Palm 4.0 OS I think.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill in Willcox
>
>
>
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