I had a Treo 600 and (more importantly) a Treo 650, which were direct descendants of the Pilot. In the years before the iPhone it meant I could read email etc o

I had a Treo 600 and (more importantly) a Treo 650, which were direct descendants of the Pilot. In the years before the iPhone it meant I could read email etc on the way into the office - it was pretty great. Of course, the iPhone was a substantial leap forward, and Palm's unwillingness to realize that such a thing was even possible - combined with godawful native development tools - made it a victim pretty early on.