[Az-Geocaching] PDA for Geocaching

[EvilFISH]

please note this is from a guy, who has found not even half of the caches in
AZ , and just spent over $400 on a GPS that I grant is nice but cannot
afford a pen to sign a log...

look for RTW to be sporting the new Tungsten around APRIL>>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RopingThe Wind" <arizcowboy@hotmail.com>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 4:56 AM
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] PDA for Geocaching


>
>
>
> >From: David Thompsen <dthompsen@yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> >To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> >Subject: [Az-Geocaching] PDA for Geocaching
> >Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 00:30:21 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >A cheap PDA strictly for cache listings... I had an M105 but it crapped
out
> >on me a few months ago so my wife got me a Zire 21.  Rechargeable battery
> >and a lot faster processor than my old Palm.  I use CacheMate and paid
the
> >7$ shareware fee, and it suits me great.
> >
> >Of course, compared to some of the other cachers out there, I'm a
relative
> >newbie at only 300 caches, so I'm sure some of the seasoned vets out
there
> >have better ideas. :)
> >
> >--Mr Cow Spot
>
>
> I would say as long as the PDA has AT LEAST 8MB of memory... it will do
just
> fine. I am using a Palm M130. It is color and has 8mb of memory. I could
use
> more memory, but what is in there does me fine right now. With more
memory,
> I could download ALL the caches in Arizona each time I go out on a cache
> trip rather than download which ones I want to put in there. That would
save
> me some time in pre-planning. I have a web browser and internet access on
it
> as well so I can check on a cache status if it isnt in my PDA for some
> reason. The  processor is not nearly as quick as the new 400 that is in
the
> new Palm Tungsten now. I would like to step to the Palm Tungsten C. It is
a
> really nice unit. But, it costs a bundle too and I cant see spending that
> much on a Palm (nearly $500) when I have something that is working for me
> just fine right now! The M130 is getting a bit out of date now, but it
still
> suits me fine and I will probably keep using it for as long as it works.
It
> doesnt have all the bells and whistles, but it does the job!
>
> Scott
> Team RTW
>
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