The screen characters are smaller than those on the Blackberry but almost as readable. Instead of a thumbwheel, the PageWriter has a four-position switch that can be pushed to scroll up, down, left or right. The tiny keyboards and screens of both machines were awkward but usable. Typing with my thumbs became almost automatic after a couple of weeks. A significant drawback, however, is cost.
Monthly service is much too expensive.
But instant e-mail to and from either device is useful and almost addictive, particularly when others in the workgroup or family are similarly equipped. The principle is simple. This kind of usefulness could be greatly expanded. Consider Web-based appointment books. But the ability to access public or private databases from a light, handheld device wherever you happen to be is so useful that it just has to happen.