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to what I consider the nearest somewhere,

the state capital. Unfortunately, neither

the state capital nor anywhere else in my

state is covered by Palm.Net services. I

would have to drive 300 miles to raise the

antenna on the Palm VII and connect to

the web via Palm.Net services.

If the Palm VII Internet access solu-

tion is potentially the most exciting,

Internet access solutions for the ePlate

and Jornada 690 Handheld PC are the

most fun. These two products feature

built-in modems and run the Windows

CE Handheld PC Edition, which in-

cludes Pocket Internet Explorer.

Using my existing Internet Service Pro-

vider (ISP) account information, I created

a new connection on both the ePlate and

the Jornada 690 Handheld PC in precisely

the same manner I would have using desk-

top Windows. After I established the con-

nection, I launched Pocket Internet Ex-

plorer, which feels the same as its desktop

sibling minus a few features (which you’re

not likely to miss). And what’s left to say

about browsing the Internet on a compu-

ter you hold in one hand? It’s just cool.

As for the remaining Palm products

and the palm-size Windows CE products I

tested, they all provide similar access solu-

tions, namely optional modems for abbre-

viated web access via web-clipping appli-

cations or, for Windows CE products, Mo-

bile Channels. (See Figure 2 on p. 14.) I

didn’t have a modem for these products,

but from what I read about Mobile Chan-

nels, they sound conceptually the same as

web-clipping applications. (For instruc-

tions on creating a Mobile Channel from

any web site, see http://www.microsoft.

com/windowsce/uplink/channel.asp.)

HOW BIG WILL HANDHELDS GET?

Over five years ago, NetWare Connec-

tion posed the question “Will PDAs Suc-

ceed in the Horizontal Market?” (NetWare

Connection, Jan./Feb. 1995, pp. 28-37.)

(PDAs are personal digital assistants, a

category of the newer, much broader cate-

gory of handhelds.) A year later, Palm

Computing (now Palm Inc.) launched the

first truly compelling handheld computer

and answered that question with a re-

sounding “Yes.” According to Handspring

product manager Michelle White, during

the four years the Palm Pilot has been on

the market, it can claim a faster adoption

rate than any other electronic device, in-

cluding telephones, televisions, and VCRs.

(See “Texuries or Techcessities?” on p. 10.)

The question now is not whether or

not handhelds will succeed but how big

they will succeed. According to House,

IDC speculates that 18.9 million hand-

helds will ship in 2003, at which point,

Windows CE products will have gained a

slightly stronger hold in the market than

they have now. Specifically, House says

that by 2003, Windows CE products will

claim 38 percent of the market (up from

20 percent in 1999), and Palm OS prod-

ucts will hold 50.8 percent (down from

55.5 percent in 1999).

The only questions that remain for you

to answer are whether or not you will buy

a handheld and, if so, which handheld OS

will you choose? As for me, I’ve answered

both questions, and the implied answers

are penciled in on my letter to Santa.

Linda Kennard works for Niche Associ-

ates, a technical writing and editing firm.

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