Here are a few tricks to help you make the connection. In addition to handhelds built directly by Palm Computing, there are also third-party manufactured units such as the Handspring Visor models or the IBM Workpad. They all are running the PalmOS, licensed from Palm, and have the same buttons, touch-screen and writing area. Palm Organizers are full computers, but tiny enough to be held in the hand and designed to be used to help people stay organized. Most Palms have processors which are about twice as powerful as the first model of Macintosh computers, although some newer models are even faster.
Battery life can provide weeks of regular use.
While not something you'd run an RC5 key search on, these devices are certainly powerful enough for most handheld applications. It's important to realize that Palms are not intended to replace a desktop or laptop, with their full environments, but instead are designed to be satellite computing devices supporting people while they're away from their desk. All Palms have a serial port which is used to synchronize information between the Pilot and the desktop by way of an adapter cable or cradle. While on the road, a modem can be used instead to update information. And of course, wireless models can always be connected, providing they're in a service area.