# how about a SDMB for my pda??? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 19, 2000, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sdmb-for-my-pda/29959 "2000-08-19T13:00:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sdmb-for-my-pda/29959/1 "2000-08-19T13:00:42Z")
I have used avantgo to read the SDMB on my palm pda. If you don’t know avantgo ([www.avantgo.com](http://www.avantgo.com)) is a service that allows one to read web pages on a pda either via wireless connection, landline modem connection or syncing w/ a computer w/ a internet connection. The problem is that the new (and improved?) format really doesn’t work well on a pda screen and takes a lot of memory. Some sites have a special pda web page that simplifies the web page in a way that is easier to view on a small screen with limited graphics. With the move twards a wireless society, I would thing the SDMB would want to be one of the leaders. How about it??? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sdmb-for-my-pda/29959/2 "2000-08-19T13:44:03Z")
I think this is a great idea. You should consider reposting this over at the vBulletin forums. [http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/index.php](http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/index.php) They might be able to make some tweaks in a future version of the software that’ll help with that memory problem. And another though occurs to me. Have you tried viewing the “printable version.” I realize you still need to load the initial page of a particular topic, but once that’s stored, you could that. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sdmb-for-my-pda/29959/3 "2000-08-19T14:12:31Z")
I didn’t know about the printable version which would be a little better if and only if it could directly accessed from the forum as it is now it really isn’t helpful since the page needs to be loaded 1st anyway - just uping the memory even more. I didn’t know about the vbulletin bbs forum, I’ll try to post there. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sdmb-for-my-pda/29959/4 "2000-08-19T18:25:37Z")
Reading the SDMB on a PDA? You’ve got to be at the forefront of technology amongst our members! You **must** have a picture taken of yourself engaged in that activitiy (clearly showing the SDMB, yourself and the PDA) and post it on the [SD people pages](http://www.geocities.com/sdpeoplepages). ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sdmb-for-my-pda/29959/5 "2000-08-19T20:45:43Z")
And here I thought he meant Public Display of Affection, the usual usage of PDA. I was gonna say, like there isn’t already \* that \* here 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sdmb-for-my-pda/29959/6 "2000-08-19T20:48:01Z")
We’ve had quite a few requests for PDA access to the SD site. I’ve referred all email on this to Reader management, it’s up to them. Just so we can get a good idea of what kind of response this would get, would interested parties sign in, please? No promises as to whether this would make a difference or not, but numbers are one of the things the Reader would take into account when considering this option. In the meantime, if/when they decide to pursue this route, we’ll let you know. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sdmb-for-my-pda/29959/7 "2000-08-20T08:19:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Myrr21 \* > \*\*And here I thought he meant Public Display of Affection, the usual usage of PDA. I was gonna say, like there isn’t already \* that \* here 🙂 \*\* 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sdmb-for-my-pda/29959/8 "2000-08-20T15:14:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > 🙂 😉 😃