![]() These cards are non-volatile and are unaffected by the state of the battery, unlike the Alphasmart’s internal memory. I have several older SD cards ranging in size from 16mb to 64mb that all work well in the Dana. The fourth point is also a big reason I prefer the Dana over the Neo. Often, I just use my finger to position the cursor in the text or select screen icons, and that works as well as the stylus. The touchscreen PalmOS is nice, but I don’t often find myself using a stylus when my main use of the machine is as a simple word processor. I’m happy to get a few days worth of work out of a set of batteries, which is, in the long run OK by me. My Dana’s screen space is better suited to my writing style, although I do envy the weeks and weeks of battery life enjoyed by Neo users. Of these differences, the first two and the fourth are really the only ones that matter to me. The main differences between the two are:Ģ) The Neo has a much longer battery life.ģ) The Dana runs a much richer PalmOS operating system than the Neo, and includes a touchscreen interface. ![]() For me, however, the passing of the Dana was a greater loss. ![]() The fact that this happens just before NanoWriMo is doubly sad, I’m certain, for those who haunt the Alphasmarties group. Like the typewriter before it, another excellent distraction-free, single purpose writer’s tool bites the dust. Recent blog posts in the ‘sphere have lamented the obsolescence (or at least the end of manufacturing) of the Alphasmart Neo recently. The major attractions to the hobby of admiring and using retrotech is the low cost of entry and the ease of seeing what technologies of the past have stood the test of time to survive and prove their worth and durability for particular tasks. ![]()
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