[DuoList] 030/040 duos Poll

[R. McFarlane]

At 02:23 PM 10/6/2004, Alex Santos 100MB Neostrada Mail, had this to say :

>Poll:
>
>What do people here on the list use their duos for?
>
>Word processing, spreadsheets, as a dock to their Newtons etc?
>
>How many of you still take them on the road, if you do what do you use 
>them for?
>
>Does anyone here use them as dictaphones? Is it even possible?
>
>Let's here what your duos are doing.


         For my use (I need wi-fi, USB and Linux) the Duo's I have fell 
short quickly. I now use a PB 3400c 240Mhz. When I did use them, I managed 
to get a good 2300c , which runs at 100Mhz , and it was used for word 
processing, lite web browsing, Linux serial terminal access, FileMaker Pro 
development, e-mail (Eudora 6.x was too slow though), games (NetTrek 
anyone?!) and invoice creation and printing.
         I have some DuoDocks as well as some mini-docks and a NewerTech 
EtherDock. I plan on setting up a small computer classroom soon where the 
Duo's will get used for word processing mainly. I think I will even have 
the Docks setup so that when a person is ready, they can dock the Duo and 
print or e-mail their work.

         I did get the 2300c to use voice password in 9.1!

         The only real limiting factor for the Duo's these days are screen 
size and speed. The new 12" laptops Apple makes are a fairly good 
descendant, but I think the "dock" idea still rocks. Afterall, the wintel 
makers still provide dockability to some degree.


Sincerely,

R. McFarlane

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