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Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the following developers whose contributions were an integral
part of the Handspring product:
nC.E. Steuart Dewar
Pimlico Software, Inc.
www.gorilla-haven.org/pimlico
nDarren Beck
Code City
www.codecity.com.au
nRick Huebner
www.probe.net/~rhuebner/index.html