Re: [at-l] Hand Held Computers

[Paula <paulers@ix.netcom.com>]

mconnick@pocketmail.com wrote:

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> To summarize the advantages of the Sharp TM-20 for use on a long-distance hike:
> 

This could turn out to save me a lot of cash on long distance phone
calls from pay phones!  Even if I decide not to carry it, I could keep
it in the bounce box and send emails vs phone calls to friends & family
to say the requisite 'yes I'm still alive and no I'm not coming home
yet' when I hit town.  Using that 800 phone number for one call to send
all messages would be great.

I've always kept handwritten trip journals for all my travels and kinda
really like to look at that shelf on my bookcase in my bedroom and
occasionally pull one down and browse down memory lane.  I usually spend
a lot of time picking out the exactly right blank book for each trip -
or buy it in the first town in that country, so the book itself adds
meaning to my journals for me.  I can even tell alot about my mood of
the day by my handwriting.  I know I'm not ready to give up the 'book in
my hands' thing yet, but really like the idea of being able to
communicate w/ everyone back home w/o having to make tons of phone calls
every single time I just want to say "I'm here & alls well" and
alleviate my moms worries. ( i sometimes think that if we were both in
the same nursing home, sitting side by side in rockers - her in her 90's
me in my 70's - she'd STILL worry! ) ya cant out-hike motherhood!

Thanks for the info Mike....  i'll have to take a closer look at these.

Paula
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