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What is the Handspring Visor?
The Visors are a series of PDAs (personal digital assistants), otherwise known as handheld computers, which run on the very popular Palm Operating System (Palm OS).
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The Visors are a series of PDAs (personal digital assistants), otherwise known as handheld computers, which run on the very popular Palm Operating System (Palm OS). PDAs take over many of the functions of larger computers such as laptop or desktop computers, but in a machine which fits into the palm of your hand. The Palm OS was popularized by the Palm
PDAs, which currently hold the majority of PDA market share, and all use a touch screen interface with handwriting recognition built-in.
Models
There are currently five flavors of the Visor:
| Feature |
Visor |
Visor
Deluxe |
Visor
Platinum |
Visor
Prism |
Visor
Edge |
| Operating
System |
Palm OS®
3.1H |
Palm OS®
3.1H |
Palm OS® 3.5.2H |
Palm OS® 3.5.2H |
Palm OS® 3.5.2H |
| Processor |
16 MHz Motorola DragonBall EZ |
16 MHz Motorola DragonBall EZ |
DragonBall VZ 33 MHz |
DragonBall VZ 33 MHz |
DragonBall VZ 33 MHz |
| Product
Color |
Graphite |
Ice, Green, Orange, Blue and Graphite |
Silver |
Cobalt
Blue |
Metallic
Silver
Metallic Blue
Metallic Red |
| Display |
-High-Res B&W
-Backlit
-160x160 pixels |
-High-Res B&W
-Backlit
-160x160 pixels |
- High-Res B&W
- 4-bit grayscale
- Backlit
- 160x160 pixels |
-16-bit (65,536 colors)
-Active matrix
-Backlit
-160 x 160 pixels |
- High-Res B&W
- 4-bit grayscale
- Backlit
- 160x160 pixels |
| Battery
type |
2
AAA |
2
AAA |
2
AAA |
Rechargeable Lithium Ion
(internal) |
Rechargeable Lithium Ion
(internal) |
| Battery
life |
Approx. 2
months |
Approx. 2
months |
Approx. 2
months |
2 weeks on one charge, 6 hours continuous use |
4 weeks on
one charge |
| Weight |
5.4
oz |
5.4
oz |
5.4
oz |
6.9 oz |
4.9
oz |
| Size |
4.8" x 3.0" x 0.7" |
4.8" x 3.0" x 0.7" |
4.8" x 3.0" x 0.7" |
4.8" x 3.0" x 0.8" |
4.7"
x 3.1" x 0.44" |
| Memory |
2
MB |
8
MB |
8
MB |
8
MB |
8
MB |
| Price |
$149 |
$249 |
$299 |
$449 |
$399.00 |
Desktop Software
The Visors come with Palm Desktop 3.0 and Pocket Mirror 2.0, and (as part of the Palm Desktop software) software which allows the user to synchronize
(HotSync) files between the PDA and the desktop. Supported programs include Palm Desktop, Outlook Express, Outlook (97, 98, 2000), among others.
Handheld Software
Visor and Visor Deluxe have in ROM Handspring's Version of Palm OS 3.1, called OS 3.1H.
Visor Platinum and Visor Prism runs Palm OS 3.5.2H.
Also in ROM is the built-in software, which includes an address book, two versions of the same date book, a task reminder utility, a multifunction calculator, a world clock, and a memo pad. In addition, some extra programs and games are included on the install disk for the Palm Desktop software.
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