<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=180143115-05062001><FONT = face=Arial>Tom,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=180143115-05062001><FONT face=Arial>I think it = might be around half the cost of an Accutuner....the Compaq iPaqs are around $500-$600 = depending on where you buy it and the software is a few hundred, but there's a = discount if you already have RCT.  And of course it is less expensive than = having to buy a laptop and then the software.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=180143115-05062001><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=180143115-05062001><FONT face=Arial>Mighty tempting.....</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=180143115-05062001><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=180143115-05062001><FONT = face=Arial>jeannie</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=180143115-05062001><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=180143115-05062001><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Tom Servinsky<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 05, 2001 7:08 AM<BR><B>To:</B> = pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pocket = PC<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Jeannie and List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I still have heard the price for one of these = PDA's.  With RCT installed I imagine it's up to the cost of an Accutuner. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Tom Servinsky,  RPT</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jgrassi@silverlink.net = href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net">Jeannie Grassi</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 04, 2001 = 11:08 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Pocket PC</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=120210203-05062001><FONT face=Arial>Tom,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=120210203-05062001><FONT face=Arial>I can see = only one reason to switch from the Palm platform, which up until now has been = miles ahead of the pack, and that is because Dean Reyburn and Robert Scott = are adapting their tuning programs for the iPaq and that make them very = tempting indeed.  It would be a headache for me to switch over after 5+ = years of everything in my life on my Palm, but it is very tempting.....</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=120210203-05062001><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=120210203-05062001><FONT face=Arial>jeannie</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=120210203-05062001><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=120210203-05062001> <P><FONT size=2>Jeannie Grassi, RPT<BR>Associate Editor, Piano = Techncians Journal<BR><A = href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net">mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net</A> = </FONT></P></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Tom Servinsky<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 04, 2001 4:27 = AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pocket = PC<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Ok, you have my interest....\</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Presently I use a Palm IIIe and enjoy the = benefits it offers.  How much of a increase in memory does the Compaq = have, plus endless possibilities, which would be enough to justify stepping up?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Do you really print invoices on the = spot?  Presently I can't imagine packing anymore stuff than I already have.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Tom Servinsky, RPT</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=gnewell@ameritech.net = href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 03, = 2001 10:31 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pocket = PC</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Can these things print through an infrared port? <P>Greg <P>Marcel Carey wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <STYLE></STYLE> <FONT size=-1>I've just started to use TuneLab's Pocket PC = trial version on my new Compaq iPac and really enjoy it. The program = works very well and I specially like the frequency spectrum display. = This feature alone is worth the program especially for the last = treble octave. The other thing I like about this setup is that there = is no more waiting time for the machine to wake up or startup. These = machines, you turn them on and it's on in a flash.  And = the size and weight are just pleasant to work with. I was using RCT = before on a very small Toshiba but I sometimes had to stop on the side of = the road to get the pc out of the case to wait for it to wake up just = to get the adress I had to get to. Well now I just take the small = thing out of my pocket and instantly, I have the info.</FONT> <FONT = size=-1>For those who were thinking of getting a VTD, I = think this is the way of the present now. Check it out.</FONT> <FONT size=-1>Marcel</FONT><FONT size=-1>Marcel Carey, accordeur = technicien</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>(819) 564-0447</FONT> = <BR><FONT size=-1><A = href="mailto:mcpiano@globetrotter.net">mcpiano@globetrotter.net</A></FO= NT></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>-- <BR>Greg Newell <BR>Greg's Piano Forté <BR>12970 Harlon = Ave. <BR>Lakewood, Ohio 44107 <BR>216-226-3791 <BR><A = href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</A> <BR>  </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>