From the number of no replies to the postings in this forum, and particularly the problems I've had with my Palm m500. I'm just considering it a piece of throw away junk if it malfunctions. That's generally the idea I get from the lack of support from manufactures and owners. Nowadays its cheaper just to buy a new one or used than get a headache trying to figure out how to fix a broken one. My lesson learned was: don't put any crucial info. you can't afford to lose on the darn things. P.S. I won't be buying another one. Superyutz' Renderings Nottingham, MD. 21236 Tech Support for the Common Man

They probably dont support it anymore because its 8 years old...

Agree about the lack of responses, but I think it's, as you say yourself, many PDAs are sold as cut-down computers but they work differently and repairs aren't as easy, so they tend to be throw-away items. Hence the importance of using the ability to back up any data onto a PC. Another problem I've found with PALMs is that the data is kept in a proprietary format - difficult to access with a pc, so it tries to force you into keeping to PALMs I guess. "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us..."