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 Comparison of DateBk1 - DateBk5 for the Palm OS Platform

Feature

Datebook+ DateBk3 DateBk4 DateBk5 DateBk6
Program Size 191k 255k 425k 750k 980k
Floating Events Yes + repeats Yes + repeats Yes + repeats Yes + repeats + regenerative Yes + repeats + regenerative
Times to 1 min. No Yes Yes Yes Yes
1-2 Weekly view with text Yes Yes + 1/2 week Yes + 1/2 week Yes + 1/2 week Yes + 1/2 week
Icons No Yes - 52-all views Yes-52- all views Yes-2,600 color icons-all views + High Density Yes-2,600 color icons-all views + High Density + Quick pick list in Icon Dialog + up to 4 icons in List View
Templates Yes-Appts Yes-Appts Yes-Appts & ToDo's Yes - Appts & ToDo's Yes - Appts & ToDo's
Yearly View Yes Yes Yes + 4-month View Yes + 4-month View Yes + 4-month View
Today View No No No No Yes with full Plug-in Architecture
Moon Phases No No No No Yes, via plug-in
Weather Forecast No No No No Yes, via Plug-in
Battery/Ram Status No No No No Yes, via plug-in
List View Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fonts for Notes Std. only Std. only Std. only Std. only Std./Small/Tiny
Categories No Yes Yes Yes Yes
TimeZones No Yes, up to 36 zones, 2 locales Yes, up to 36 zones, 2 locales Yes - up to 96 zones, 4 locales Yes - up to 96 zones, 4 locales. Supports Palm Timezone feature as well.
Daily Journal Yes Yes Yes + template Yes + template Yes + template+ alarms
Snooze alarms Yes Yes Yes Yes + Snooze all, Snooze to time Yes + Snooze all, Snooze to time
Integrated ToDo’s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Linking No No Yes Yes + linking to appts + find back links Yes + linking to appts + find back links
Custom fonts No Std./Bold only Yes Yes Yes
Colors No No Yes Yes + background colors Yes + background colors
Shading of selected days No No Month/Year Views Only Month/Year Views Only Month/list, yearly and weekly views
Custom Alarms Alarm/Snooze/Remind Alarm/Snooze/Remind Custom by event or ToDo Custom by event or ToDo + Silent Alarm Custom by event or ToDo + Silent Alarm + Silence for event
Appts spanning midnight No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Birthday/Anniversary No No Yes Yes Yes - including support for birthdays & anniversaries in Contacts Database
Advances Global, ToDO's only Global, ToDo's only Custom: event + ToDo's Custom: events + ToDo's Custom: events + ToDo's
Reminders No Yes Yes Yes Yes - Reminders can go past target date
Customer Week# No Yes Yes - 2year Yes - 2year Yes - 2year
ToDo's shown by priority Yes, 1 setting for all categories Yes, 16, 1 for each category Yes, 16, 1 for each category Yes, 16, 1 for each category Yes, 16, 1 for each category
ToDo Urgency No No No No Yes
Category Mgmt No No Yes Yes Yes
Log completed Items to Journal No No No No Yes
Repeat ToDo's No No Simple daily repeat Scheduled & Regenerative Scheduled & Regenerative & Supports Palm Task Repeats & Alarms
Saved Views No No Yes Yes + Autoupdate Yes + Autoupdate + ability to set complex repeat schedules
SplitScreen (ToDo/Addr/Memo) No No Yes Yes Yes
Beaming No Events only (3.1) Yes: +  Categories Yes + beaming from List View Yes + beaming from List View
PalmOS compatibility N/A (Rom) 1.0 to 4.1 (V-3.1 is ok on OS/5, but DateBk5 is recommended) 2.0 to 4.1 (DateBk4 is ok on OS/5 but DateBk5 is a free upgrade and recommended) 3.0 to 6.1
(can run on OS/2.0 but there can be a few very minor display anomalies).
3.5 to 6.1
Display upcoming Alarms No Yes Yes Yes Yes - includes Alarm Manager showing ALL Upcoming alarms
PalmOne Location Field Support No No No Yes - Read/Only Yes - Read/Write
Phone # Dialing No No Via link only Via link only Via link or from Description/note/location
Create New Items Day View Only Day View Only Day View Only Day View Only All Views
Supress Alarms by date/time or appt. No No No No Yes
Context Sensitive popup list: day View No No No Yes Yes and configurable with up to 42 different commands
Popup Lists in Yr/Mo/4-Mo No No Yes Yes + in date picker Yes + in date picker
Call/Action No No Yes Yes Yes
Convert ToDo<->Float No No Yes Yes Yes
History Database No No Yes Yes + ToDo Conversion Yes + ToDo Conversion
OS 4.0 Support No No Yes Yes Yes
OS 5.0 Support No No No Yes Yes
OS 6.0 Support No No No Yes Yes
Jog Dial Support No No Clie/Handera Clie/Handera/Tungsten Clie/Handera/Tungsten
Treo600/650 Navigation support No No No Yes (and 270/300 rocker support too) Yes (and 270/300 rocker support too) + other enhancements
Text Display in Monthly & Graphical Weekly Views No No No No Yes
High - Resolution No No Yes - Weekly Views Yes - Day, Split, Weekly,
Monthly,Yearly, List View
Yes - Day, Split, Weekly,
Monthly,Yearly, List View
Max Appts/day 100 100 200 200 200
Masked Records Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Gray Scale No No No Yes Yes
Comprehensive ToDO sorting No No No No Yes up to 11 different sort parameters
Block Functions No No No Yes Yes includes set/adjust by Date & Time
Free Time Find No No No Yes Yes
Strike Through No No No Yes Yes
Collapsible Screens (320x480) No No No Yes (Clie, Tungsten, Zodiac, iQue) Yes (Clie, Tungsten, Zodiac, iQue)
PalmOne PIM apps No No No Some (V-5.4a) - 32k Memos Calendar, Contacts and Memos & 32k notes & timezones & Task alarms & repeats.
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