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Subject: Re: iPaq chess

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 10:07:40 01/05/01

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On January 05, 2001 at 09:53:27, Tord Romstad wrote:

>On January 04, 2001 at 10:36:41, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>On January 03, 2001 at 21:59:34, Pete Galati wrote:
>>
>>>What OS is on the iPaq?
>>
>>
>>It's the latest version of Windows CE (exact version unknown), which I've heard
>>got a lot better (kind of like Windows 3.1 did as compared to Windows 2.x or
>>1.x, which I programmed for and used.)
>
>My father bought an iPaq recently, and I had the opportunity to test it when
>I visited my family during Christmas.  If the latest version of WinCE is
>really much better than the earlier versions, those earlier versins must have
>been incredibly bad.  The GUI on the iPaq is the most impractical, inelegant
>and clumsy I have ever seen.  Trust me, you really don't want it ...
>
>Tord


Thank you for that advice.  I consider myself warned, and will remember your
words (and other "stay away" messages I got) if and when I see one on sale at a
local store -- and I'd insist on a long money-back guarantee.  Right now, you
can hardly get the things anyway, due to insufficient stock everywhere.



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