Word: vx
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Unlike biological agents, which are living organisms that require proper conditions to survive, chemical weapons such as the nerve gases sarin and VX are relatively easy to acquire and stockpile. Chemicals are difficult to manufacture in sufficient quantities for a large-scale attack, however; more likely are isolated assaults such as the 1995 sarin attack on a Tokyo subway that injured thousands and killed...
PURPOSE: To counter poisons like botulism toxin and nerve gases like sarin, tabun and VX...
...mention the Slinger as an example of personal technology that I actually purchased. I review a ton of stuff, some of it favorably. But only rarely do I find something I like enough to buy. The last one was the Palm Vx. I was so smitten by the slender but powerful handheld that I went out and bought one. But now every time a newer model comes out, I ask myself, Is it time to upgrade...
...Handspring Edge ($399), while nearly as small as the Vx, felt cheap. The stylus clips to the side in a way that seems vulnerable; it should be stored inside, where God intended your stylus to be. Harder to dismiss is the long-awaited m505 ($449) from Palm. Unlike my increasingly wimpy Vx, this baby offers a full-color display. But when I downloaded a few older color applications from the Net, they wouldn't run on the m505; apparently, its new operating system, Palm OS 4, didn't recognize them. Major points off for that...
...buying a Clie? Not yet. My Vx still works fine...