[From Deborah Kelch
Seattle, Washington, USA] Hello Sammy,It's only in the last few weeks that I've found your blog, and I'm
enjoying it immensely. I must say my memories of Palm history are a
little different than in Peter's article, but there is also much I
agree with. I, too,, worshiped at the Temple of Day Timer, and should
have owned stock in 3M for all the sticky notes I added to my diary in
the "Executive Calf Leather" cover. My Day Timer went in my briefcase
with my... books.
It was books that first made me aware of PDAs. Before, I would bring home so many library books that I could scarce carry them. And the books I wanted to read on the bus always would up being the thickest and heaviest of the lot. Insert Monty Python joke here, but it was the idea of having Proust-- the whole of "In Search of Lost Time," in such a compact format== only 6.5 ounces. Very attractive!
I watched the technology for about two years before my first purchase, the Handspring Visor. The idea of interchangeable modules struck me as brilliant, I would later add the phone and fm radio modules. I later had the Visor Platinum, the Treo 300, the 650, and now the 700p.
Each of my devices is named Timmy. As in, "Timmy sees all, Timmy knows all, Timmy ROCKS!" This mantra was the easiest way to explain why I had this funny looking 'Palm Pilot." That it also made phone calls blew people's minds!
The best thing about ebooks on my Treo is reading in bed in the dark. Just like a kid with a flashlight under the covers. No booklight to disturb my hausband, and I don't run out of air under the bedclothes!
