PalmOS Web Application Developer's Guide

In October 1999, Palm, Inc. entered the wireless Internet market with the introduction of the Palm VII organizer.Although the Palm VII wasn’t the first portable device to feature built-in wireless networking, it was the first based on the successful Palm OS operating system, and it had an irresistible combination of size, battery life, throughput, and coverage area. In designing the Palm VII, Palm, Inc. had several advantages over its competitors. First, it was based on an established operating system with a variety of applications already available.The Palm VII would be useful beyond its wireless capabilities. Second, it leveraged an existing wireless network in BellSouth Wireless Data’s Mobitex system. Because...