Peter:
I had no need for my new Palm to go on-line . . . I was just looking for the BIG 4 (calendar, addressbook, ToDos, Memos). It also lets me tote around downloaded pics (of grandchildren, vacations etc., 100s if I wish).
I would go on-line w/it, if I wanted to purchase the service. But w/my trusty PB there is no real reason.
When I discovered that there was a GPA device available for the Palm, I bought an extra 2 gig SD card for its maps, to buttress the 1 gig one I already had for photos and "overflow", which hasn't yet occurred. What I found was that photos and the maps of California occupy the 1 gig quite nicely, while the maps for the rest of the US (incl Hawaii) and Canada fit comfortably on the 2 gig number. I doubt that the "demands" of my travels will ever create any necessity to swap cards, except in the most languid of circumstances
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Some Palms have ports for external keyboards, for the folks who are heavy typists with such devices.
Check out . . . on this site, the pages listed as
Handhelds as well as
Mobile Managers. . . .
PalmOne StoreThere are Palm Stores of the brick-and-mortar variety in SF, should you want to wait until August!
I doubt you will, however, since Palms are set-up through connections with your Mac. Especially important for all the initial data, e.g. >1000 addresses and phone numbers; 200 jpegs - to date; etc.
I have a T|X. I strongly suspect what you're seeking is a "LifeDrive"