Article 7293 of meer.list.pilot: Message-ID: From: G1542C@ga25epd.mot.com (George David-G1542C) Subject: Re: Pilot: Microsoft - Windows CE humor Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 14:00:46 -0400 Newsgroups: meer.list.pilot Organization: meer.net (mail gateway) NNTP-Posting-Host: meer.meer.net X-NNTP-Posting-Host: meer.meer.net X-Trace: 22 Jun 1998 11:13:45 +0700, meer.meer.net Lines: 53 Path: news1.meer.net!freeside.ultraviolet.org!pilot-pda-return-10054-jg=meer.net Xref: news1.meer.net meer.list.pilot:7293 Pilot just scored another easy field goal as far as being superior. I don't think Pilot programs ever close or something because they all remember the state it was in the last time I executed it. For example, I don't think I've played Chess for at least 3 months, but it's still my turn, several moves into the game. I've even done a few soft resets. Same goes with Doc...it comes up in the middle of the last document I was reading last Friday. No memory problems. Pilot...good, Windows CE...bad. Windows CE is not prudent. -----Original Message----- From: Roger [mailto:rfelts@gte.net] Sent: Sunday, June 21, 1998 8:10 PM To: 'Pilot Newsgroup' Subject: Re: Pilot: Microsoft - Windows CE humor There are two different stock ways to quit a program: go through the Task Manager or pop up the keyboard and type control-q. This is in addition to at least three shareware / freeware apps which give you a system tray icon to accomplish this. The way CE and apps work on a PSPC is that one would not have to close out the app, anymore than you do on Pilot (obviously, for different reasons.) But you can do it, if you've a mind to. And you know what? The only folks I see complaining about this are those who don't use a PSPC -- I can't think of one post from a user on any of the newsgroups stating that this is a huge problem. People * don't * have to close out in real life, in fact not doing it makes switching between apps easier. -----Original Message----- From: J.D. Crouch II [SMTP:jdcrouch@dialnet.net] Sent: Sunday, June 21, 1998 11:01 AM I think feature comparisons between the Palm devices and the new WinCE Palm-sized PCs are relevant to this list. This "feature" of the Palm-sized PCs was one of the most criticized problems with the devices at the Microsoft conference I attended. There should be an easy way for the OS to let go of memory. As you can see from the link below, you have to go through several (non-intuitive) screen taps to get the device to do so. This would make a great shareware application, BTW. A button on the status bar that would allow you to select applications to remove from memory quickly. One of the confusing aspects of the Palm-sized devices is that, while they come with 4 or 8MB, they really don't have any more useable space than a 2MB Palm III. They do have some other pretty attractive features though. J.D. Crouch II PalmPilotGear H.Q. http://www.pilotgear.com The Pilot list/archive/unsubscribe page is http://www.ultraviolet.org The Pilot list/archive/unsubscribe page is http://www.ultraviolet.org