Using the 200LX to Cheat

One use for a Palmtop computer that many students see right away is to use it to help out (i.e., cheat) on exams. It's no secret that calculators like the HP48 and the TI-8x series can be used to store notes. On a Palmtop this is taken to a whole new level. Entire textbooks of information could be carried into an examination and used.

I don't use my Palmtop in this way because of my ethical convictions. I bolster my ethical convictions with the dire thought that I might get caught and my Palmtop would be confiscated and held indefinitely for evidence. If that happened, not only would I be out of school, I'd be out of business and maybe even out of my mind.