Piloting Palm by Andrea Butter, David Pogue, 0471089656, Lowest Book Price Finder

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a thorough account of the birth of PDAs

I really lived this book. I couldn't put it down. It took me through a fascinating history of PDAs in general and Palm in particular. It's easy to judge events after they have unfolded, and this book carried me through each turn in the company's roller-coaster history with informed perspective. I learned a lot and I hope a lot more people read this great book. Well done!

A riveting view from the inside

You would have thought an idea as simple & revolutionary (at least, in computing terms) as the Palm would have been easy to bring to market. Butter & Pogue's book shows that wasn't the case. It appears only Jeff Hawkins & Donna Dubinsky (Palm's visionaries) saw there was a need for hand-held computing after the failures of GO, Windows for Pen computing & Apple's Newton.

The boardroom battles are as fascinating as Hawkins' clarity of thought is compelling. Written with inside knowledge & an affection for Palm that doesn't stop insightful critique, I couldn't put this book down. I wonder if the future for hand-helds will be as riveting?

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