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I think with the programs avaiable today from BOTH TI and this fine website, TI calcs can turn into PDAs. PDAs have games, math applicaitons, and organizational data. The only differences I see for now between PDAs and TI Calcs are memory and price. PDAs are more expensive, but have megabites of memory; as compared to TI Calcs.

However, TI calcs feature advanced math calculations, something you readily can't do on PDAs. I find TI calcs to be reliable alternatives to PDAs.

You are forgetting to mention that the Pocket PC's also have 65,000 colors, not to mention 256 MB+ memory (I have an external card), which on a Pocket PC, is comparable to a 40 GB HD :-)

The Pocket PC can also perform as an industrial tool, with attachments such as a barcode scanner, a portable pocket scanner, a portable pocket printer (I have the printer), as well as play media files with superior sound (almost as good as PC w/o surround). I also have a nearly full size keyboard that folds into a pocket shaped size.

but who really needs that stuff? for most people the ti-calc is the better choice since it is cheaper, and it is probably all they will ever need. Now when the price range on a good PDA drops to at or below the cost for a decent TI calc, then the calc people will have to start to worry and come out with something better.

They may have cornered the markett they aren't the best in every regard.

Now that they have the market cornered, they should start working with the community more. We could easily take over the 68k rom image.

I am seriously considering giving my hp-49g a ti keyboard. It is a truly superior system, possesing an actual serial port, etc.

The problem, is the rubber keyboard. The ti-89 keyboard is truly wonderful to use. The hp-49g is rubber, and hard to use (in its defense, I have the earlier model, supposedly the modern one gives less resistance). TI should buy out HPs calculator department(what's left of it) and blend the hp-49g and the ti-89.