Syncing Palm OS with Linux is no problem. The Palm Pilot is detected as a USB device. There used to be a kernel module for Palms, but I haven't synced on recent kernels or with recent devices so I don't know if it's still required or if it's been moved off into generic USB. Ubuntu has all the goodies you need. The package used to be called gnome-pilot, but like all things Linux it could have evolved into something else since I last used it. The question is what are you going to sync it with? Are you just looking to backup the Palm and install applications, or do you want to sync contacts/email/etc. with Evolution or another mail client? Evolution supports Palm syncing with little issue. There is also a clones of the Palm Desktop. What you don't get with Sprint is the ability to use your phone as a modem unless you pay extra every month to enable that feature, even though there is no real difference between the standard Vision service and Phone as Modem service, but if you're not looking to get your laptop access to the net through your phone you shouldn't have an issue. If you want your Palm to sync with your corporate Exchange server you will want to make sure the Palm includes a recent version of Versa mail, which supports Exchange syncing via Outlook Web Access (Versamail uses the same method that Windows Smartphones use to sync with Exchange wirelessly). -- Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://andy.zibnet.us SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue >0; 0 rows returned