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...Pocket PC operating system--most new Pocket PC-running machines feature color, digital music players, handwriting recognition and ClearType, a way to make pages more readable on small screens--Palm remains the standard in the handheld world. There are something like 3,000 programs written for the Palm OS and only a few hundred for the Microsoft platform. Among those 3,000 programs are applications that easily work with virtually every Microsoft program, rendering compatibility with your favorite desktop software a nonissue...
...question is, Which Palm OS-running machine should you buy? Last year I figured it would be Handspring's Visor, a Palm clone. It runs the same operating system and the same programs. But unlike the Palm line, Visor has a Game Boy-like slot in the back that allows you to drop in gear to extend the machine's functionality. Great idea, but as of last week I could find only three hardware add-ons that were available in retail stores--a modem, a universal remote and a digital camera. The EyeModule ($149) camera is a particularly fun idea...
RALPH REED After outcry, "regrets" Microsoft lobby. Didn't know God wanted to keep the browser with the OS...
BILL GATES Finally unveils Windows 2000-- better, more stable. Could be last victory before DOJ carves his OS...
...learn more about Apple's Aqua and OS X, go to apple.com Got questions for Josh? You can e-mail him at jquit@well.com