I perhaps would have considered an I-Phone, if AT&T offered a decent signal where I live, but they have too many "dead zones" here at the moment, and users report "slow speed" at times in their "good zones". The HTC Hero (Android) was another phone I really liked, but waiting several months to use HanDBase again would be too excruitiating
I miss some features of my Blackberry, especially direct usb cable synch with the computer, but as has been discussed in another thread, and after trying a trial download, the Blackberry version of HandDBase was just too feature lean, and, especially, too slow (a function of the BB operating system, not HanDBase, as has been explained). I'm also thinking that if I had gone with any of the above three options, I would have seriously missed forms. I didn't use them much when I first upgraded to the professional version, but I've turned into somewhat of a "forms junkie" the past couple of years, on some of my databases. If I had to use a version without forms, I'd probable want to redo the structure of several of my databases, especially since I had started using the tab control functions a lot.Running HanDBase for Palm OS on WebOS through the Classic emulator has been working well. Some here, and on other forums, have mentioned that it can be "unstable" at times, and I've had it shut down arbitrarily, but very, very rarely. Computer types I know say that is an issue with emulators. The biggest issue I've observed with Classic is that Palm OS programs are designed for a stylus device, and using them on a touch screen can be tedious. HanDBase is less cumbersome than other programs, in this regard, and this is another area where a form with tab controls can be useful.
I noticed in the i-phone section the announcement of multi-tasking in the future. Web OS users enjoy that feature now
, and I LOVE it. One can't multi-task within Classic, but Classic with HanDBase open, can be one of the cards open, together with other Web OS programs. I can be composing an e-mail or text, or writing a memo, and flip over to look up something in HanDBase, without opening or closing any programs. Likewise with a phone call.I can understand where some would not like the Pre as a piece of hardware (I would have gotten the Pixi, if it had wi-fi), especially the keyboard, but of the current options, it seemed the best compromise for the time. At least I'm not one of those here complaining about 1) no HanDBase, or 2) slow HanDBase, or 3) HanDBase without forms
Anyways, I just wanted to report that HanDBase for Palm OS works well on Web OS through Classic, and that may be a good option for some people. I am looking forward to seeing what's available in phone hardware, operating systems, and HanDBase versions 11 months from now when I'm eligile for another phone upgrade (and will probable be in the mood to use it).
