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March
2001 Membership Newsletter
 For those who have experienced
it, the future is a four-letter work. It is spelled P.A.L.M. as in Palm, a flat hand-held computer
that many professionals and tech-heads around the World swear
by. Manufactured by Palm Inc., the hand-held computers are marketed
as labor-saving devices that work as satellites or additions to a person's home computer.
This computer is operated by pressing its "stylus" a small plastic want against virtual buttons on its screen.
Together with the phone, the hand-held computer allows you to have access to the Internet, send and receive e-mail, keep track of your appointments and fax (with proper software).
Q8PUG Members will meet on a regular basis in different locations to swap
information, find out about the latest software and gadgets they can apply to their Palms and also try to work out glitches in the running of their machines.
One of the reasons the Q8PUG group should exist, according to Me, is that Palm accessories are a growth industry. One attachment can turn the Palm into a voice recorder. Another turns it into a digital camera.
The groups are fueled by the explosion of PDA technology. After a 1996
launching, some 7 million Palm devices have been sold, not to mention other PDAs made by Compaq and Hewlett Packard. Industry estimates forecast that sales will exceed 35 million in the next three
years. While the petite size and gizmo factor attract users, the smaller price tag -- usually between KD 50 and KD 200 -- may be drawing buyers away from laptops. New Palm programs make the devices more than a digital
datebook, adding spreadsheets, word processing and even audio and video players to their functions.
Rejoy.
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