This is just a guess, but my expectation is that it has to do with the processor. I don't know what the Strongarm supports in the way of RAM. I do understand that it will run on battery longer, and that's certainly important in a device you carry around. Also, it runs off ROM chips so you don't wait for it to boot, you power up and it's ready. 2001, Bill Gaughan wrote: > Why will the Elba have a memory restriction. The Mac Power Book comes with > 128 Megs of memory? I believe the IBM Thinkpad does also. Come one, guys, > memory is really cheap, today. I can get a 128 meg chip for $30 or less, > mail order off the web. > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp