Palm zire 21 freeware

When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. No matter, the device went on to become last year's best-selling Palm, proving once again that price is king in the electronics business. Assuming that maxim continues to hold true, the new low Palm on the totem pole, the Zire 21, should do equally well in the marketplace, largely because it's identical to the original but has four times as much memory 8MB instead of 2MB , a faster processor, and runs the latest operating system.

Desktop Screen Shot. I conducted a test to illustrate the performance capabilities and limitations of the Zire This test basically consisted of running a grayscale movie continuously until the battery drained and the Zire 21 shut down. The test conditions were as follows:. Zire 21 — Fully charged 12 hour charge Kinoma: Freeware movie player. Wildlife Waystation 1: Movie 28s, grayscale, x , 1. Movie ScreenShot. The results are illustrated in Figure 12 and Figure As shown in Figure 12, the Zire 21 does a reasonable job of displaying a detailed picture like a hairy tiger.

As expected for a grayscale device, battery life was very good — warning threshold was reached in 6. Battery life is not an issue with this unit. Zire 21 Battery Potential Vs Time. Pros: Low cost Decent selection of included Palm and 3rd party software Stylish, yet sturdy design Easy to set up. Cons: Poorly designed stylus — could be bulkier and include a reset pin No backlight — unable to view the screen under poor lighting conditions No audio output. The Bottom Line: The Zire 21 is designed for the entry-level user, and those of us who do not use a PDA for much more than basic record keeping or playing of simple games.

The Zire does this and at a cost less than all other PDAs currently on the market. However, it is not usable under low-light conditions, offers no built-in method to conduct a reset, and does not allow for growth as the entry-level user becomes more experienced.

In the end, let your budget be your guide. If not, the Zire 21 is likely a perfect solution. Box Contents Cost-cutting measures for the Zire 21 are apparent starting with the packaging, with PalmOne opting for those near impossible-to-open plastic containers. Case and Hardware Figure 3. Front View The Zire 21 case is made of thick solid plastic, with a white face and gray-colored back.

Back View The back of the Zire 21 Figure 6 features a small reset hole and a slot for attaching the plastic flip lid. Flip Lid Cover — Closed Figure Flip Lid Cover — Opened The plastic flip lid is installed quickly and easily by sliding a rib on the lid into the slot located on the back of the Zire 21 see Figure 6.

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Then all of the data showed up in my Desktop again. When most of the other Palm OS vendors dropped out of the market, Palm rewrote their PIM applications and came out with a new internal architecture that was not fully compatible with Palm OS applications written for the earlier generation devices.

We refer to the older devices as Legacy devices. Here is a list of specific devices which fall into each category: Legacy Devices: any device running OS4 or earlier, any non-Palm brand handheld Sony, Garmin, etc. This procedure has worked perfectly with my Palm Zire 22 which is legacy model from the past. I thought I would never get the data transferred but it has worked perfectly with Windows