Xircom presents the lightest, full-function MicroPDA with quick touch-screen navigation. The REX 6000 is a full-function organizer that's small enough to fit comfortably in your... more
Technology / Form Factor: Lithium - CR2016, Lithium ion
Run Time (Up To): 6 month(s)
Manufacturer's product description
Xircom presents the lightest, full-function MicroPDA with quick touch-screen navigation. The REX 6000 is a full-function organizer that's small enough to fit comfortably in your pocket, and powerful enough to organize all your essential information. Manage your calendar, contacts, task lists, and memos, plus download Internet content. Synchronize information between the REX 6000 and your desktop computer via USB or serial-connected cradle, or directly to your laptop computer via the PC Card slot. REX 6000 includes Intellisync software for synchronizing information between the PC and the REX.
Operating system / software
Software: Intellisync Mobile Desktop, Address Book, Calculator, Calendar, Tasks, Memo, Scheduler
System requirements for pc connection
Min Processor Type: Intel Pentium 90 MHz, Intel Pentium
OS Required: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 98/2000, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Min RAM Size: 16 MB
Slot Required: 1 x PC Card - type II
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 1 year, Extended service agreement - parts and labor - 1 year - carry-in
Advantages Small and Comprehensive Disadvantages Battery Eater
...Does everything I want out of a PDA without compromising on the convenience of its size.
True! The more recent PDAs have sat nav plug ins which allow you to navigate and better link up with Windows but that's not what I want out of a PDA!
The diary function has alarms and does no more or less than I would want of it. There is a problem with appointments that straddle two days though.
The contacts section is quite comprehensive and again does all I need.
The notebook section is quite good and I've stored a couple of books on it which I can read when travelling etc.
The tasks section keeps me on top of all my regular chores.
This is a PDA as was designed for those who need PDAs ie to manage your life not take it over.
The problem is that since Xircom bought the product, they've simply stopped making them so there is only...
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...to read the 'Franklin' embossing under the new Xircom label, something that will undoubtedly change once existing stocks are supplemented with a new production run. The original version had 64KB (yes, that's KB, not MB) of memory and no facilities for editing anything; you simply downloaded your data from a PC, and used the Rex to read that data while on the move.
The XircomRex Pro is a little more clever, though; it has 512KB of memory, for a start, which will hold 6,000 contacts. It also has a 'modify' button, with which users can alter entries, add new text and so on, and all amendments are synchronised when the Rex is connected to a PC. This connection process is effected in one of two ways. The user can either plug the Rex Pro into a notebook's PC Card slot, or use the supplied, battery-powered docking station to connect it to the serial...
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8/1/2004
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