Egg Freckles?

Last night we were talking about Dmitrii's new Palm and how much he had gotten off of eBay for his old ones, when Scott suddenly remembered something:  somewhere in his room was a Windows CE device that he had gotten from a former employer that went under.  Much searching ensued, and eventually the former $6000 (US) device was found: a Symbol 2700.  (Scott also thinks he used to have a 2800, which had an ARM processor, but he can't find it.)

It's amazing comparing the price to the actual device's characteristics.  It has a 40MHz MIPS R4000 processor, 16MB of RAM (which is divided up into user defined portions for storage and operation), a barcode scanner built-in, and possibly 802.11 support.  (I'm still trying to figure out whether that last bit is true.)  Add to that the fact that it's built like a brick (both size and stability), being able to withstand hurricane conditions and repeated 4ft drops onto concrete.

In addition, there's two cradles, a sync cable, and a thermal printer which can operate via infra-red.  It's eventually going to go on eBay (after we figure out how much they normally go for), from which I will receive 30% for doing the listing/shipping/&c.  Until then, however, it's a fun little toy to play with; even if it is slow, old, and ugly.

Today's title is worth 2 points. Category: Newton.