Well, the Treo 300 is nifty. And it's fairly reasonably priced now. Check Amazon.com.
However, I have not looked for an IRC client for it, so I don't know if that exists. Also, I have several issues with the version of AIM that is currently available for it -- the primary one being that it causes the device to occasionally throw an uncaught fatal exception. That's no fun. I like the PalmOS because it is simple, (mostly) stable, and expandable.
If money was no object I'd recommend getting some kind of Windows based phone just for the added toy factor. I wouldn't look forward to the crashes it is capable of, however.
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However, I have not looked for an IRC client for it, so I don't know if that exists. Also, I have several issues with the version of AIM that is currently available for it -- the primary one being that it causes the device to occasionally throw an uncaught fatal exception. That's no fun. I like the PalmOS because it is simple, (mostly) stable, and expandable.
If money was no object I'd recommend getting some kind of Windows based phone just for the added toy factor. I wouldn't look forward to the crashes it is capable of, however.