Not all programs will work in flash. You can check the compatibility list maintained by Allen Shymchuk (at http://www.asynccomputing.com/pilot/trg/compatibilityListing/index.htm) to see whether or not your favorite applications are flash-friendly.

Safety net
You can copy FlashPro into your Palm device's flash, along with copies of your vital data. If you ever need to do a hard reset, you'll have your information ready to restore, with no PC needed. Note that you'll periodically have to recopy the data you back up in flash so that you'll have relatively current data.

Select FlashPro, then select Copy to Flash Menu from the Tools menu in order to put a backup copy in flash, which will be named "Backup of Flash Pro". You can also try tapping the Move button, but you'll see the error message depicted in Figure I.

FIGURE I

Trying to move a copy of FlashPro from RAM to flash will generate this error message. Just tap Continue to place a backup copy of FlashPro in flash. If you ever need it, the backup copy will automatically move itself from flash to RAM.

You don't need to worry about having a backup copy of the FlashPro Setup program in flash. Once your Palm device's flash is formatted, you no longer need this utility on your Palm unit.

Conclusion
I highly recommend FlashPro to any Palm III, Palm IIIx, or Palm V user who wants to maximize memory at a minimum price, or wants peace of mind available by backing up critical data into non-volatile memory.