Palm devices

[Bennett Samowich <brs@ben-tech.com>]

Greetings,

First off, let me wish  everyone very Happy New Year...


I have been contemplating the purchase of some sort of palm device to 
replace my paper day runner.  However, I am torn between the PDA's and Palm 
Tops.  My interpretation of the two is that PDA's are pretty much an 
electronic day runner and the Palm Tops run more of an operating system 
(e.g. Windows or Linux).

I also realize that intended use greatly affects the decision process so 
here goes.  My primary job function is that of a network administrator.  As 
such I have quite a few contacts and field notes that get used when calling 
tech support.  My laptop is outfitted with most of the usual network admin 
utilities for connection to routers and troubleshooting servers.  I thought 
that it might be nice to have some of that same functionality in the palm 
device.  Can palms do SSH or connect to a network and such?

I would be interested in hearing any experiences or insights with these 
"palm thingys".

Cheers,
- Bennett