""Introduction""
""Background""
""Review""
""Photos""
""Links""
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===Introduction===
I've gotten myself a http://palm.com/products/handhelds/tungsten-t/ Palm Tungsten T. So far it's everything I ever wanted in a handheld:
~-small
~-light
~-powerful
~-did I mention small and light?
I've found it to be the perfect replacement to my kludgy Compaq iPAQ 3650.

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===Background===
I've had a Palm before (Palm IIIx), which was my first introduction into the world of handheld computing. I loved it; address book, appointments, notes, alarms, passwords - everything in a small little package. Best - no transferring information from notebook to notebook at the end of the year.
Then, I decided I wanted more Multimedia capabilities (plus the lure of loading http://handhelds.org Linux on my handheld was very
nice as well) so I got a Compaq iPAQ 3650. I could do wireless w/ the PCMCIA sleeve and my Orinico wireless card, listen to MP3s, and look at pictures. It was everything I thought I'd ever want - I thought.
It was big. I mean it - for awhile I carried it in my pocket, but then I just started carrying it. After about 6 months, I realized I didn't really use it that much. Apps weren't available for it like on the Palm platform, and if they were, they cost money (usually $20-$30 - the same as a desktop app). I needed something small, but powerful. What could it be?

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===Review===
The Tungsten T has turned out to be everything I wanted. Even my http://gnukeyring.sf.net Keyring (passwords) app was back. I found that I really missed the Palm Platform, and the Tungsten T made everything right again. Besides having support for most Palm OS 3-4 apps, it was color, hi-resolution, and fast. I'm sure you can find other reviews out there, so I'll just get to the pictures. If you can't, there's a link down at the bottom for a full review.
I think it's also worth mentioning (even though I don't have any screenshots here, sorry) that I don't use the default Palm launcher - and I also might say that it really irks me that Palm hasn't upgraded their launcher since OS 3 (maybe older - I started using the Palm Platform in OS 3). I shouldn't have to buy a launcher that has support for the SD Card built in; it should just be there. Instead I use http://launcherx.com/launcherx/ LauncherX - the descendant of LauncherIII which I used to use and love on my Palm IIIx.

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===Photos===
image class="center" url="/images/PalmTungstenT/00firstviewTT.jpg"
My first sight of a real-live TungstenT. I had never seen one - not even in a store.

image class="center" url="/images/PalmTungstenT/01frontTT-closed.jpg"
image class="center" url="/images/PalmTungstenT/02frontTT-open.jpg"
This is what the Palm looks like side-by-side with itself open and closed

image class="center" url="/images/PalmTungstenT/03backTT-open.jpg"
Ooo! The Back!

image class="center" url="/images/PalmTungstenT/04ipaq-TTclosed.jpg"
image class="center" url="/images/PalmTungstenT/05ipaq-TTopen.jpg"
image class="center" url="/images/PalmTungstenT/06ipaq-TTsides.jpg"
And if you need proof that the TungstenT is really smaller than the iPAQ, here it is.

image class="center" url="/images/PalmTungstenT/07TT-newhome.jpg"
ahh. The Palm in its new home. It even syncs in Linux w/ kernel 2.4.21 (-pre currently).

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===Links===
http://palm.com/products/handhelds/tungsten-t/ Palm Tungsten T
http://handhelds.org Linux on handhelds
http://gnukeyring.sf.net Keyring
http://palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=4490 PIC Tungsten T review
http://palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=4640 PIC LauncherX review
http://launcherx.com/launcherx/ LauncherX
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