The term palmtop PC shouldn't be used lightly. With the proliferation of PDAs, the market has been flooded with choice. Windows CE has expensive advertising and marketing plus Microsoft's push to back it up. The PALM OS is the new kid on the block that has taken everyone with it's nice interface and size to impress (I am too!).
All the 200LX has is a very large group of faithful users that you can find on the HPLX mailing list. A typical user would be someone from the age when MS-DOS ruled. He/She would typically be of above average computer literacy and looks for purpose more than form and GUI in their computer peripherals. The 200LX has it's shortcomings like the lack of a backlit screen & the size *though it's still smaller than the 620LX*. However, the 80186 onboard and it's sheer class is any user's dream. Just to get some of you thinking, it runs programs such as Turbo C V2.0, MS-Windows V3.0, Norton Commander V4.0. Most cool of all, I can use it as a remote control to turn on/off electronic appliances around my house.
Still, the pride I have in the set is bourne out of the fact that it
was made right here in Singapore!!
Hewlett Packard - From the people who
make such great stuff!!
Palmtop Shop - Buying Guide
Palmtop.net - The definitive guide
to s/w for the LX
HPLX.NET - Aptly named site
Simtel - MS DOS Collection
HP200LX 6MB (upgaded from 2MB) / Double Speed (DS), SG7 series
48MB SanDisk Compact Flash
Software I run onboard:
Read my ver.txt which I keep onboard.
It lists out every peice of s/w in it and the directories they run
in.
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