The 170 can handle slow web browsing (the text-only wannabe68k is perfect for this task). Shufflepuck is wonderful on the 170 (the active-matrix screen does wonders), and word-processing is similarly a pleasure. Low-end compressed audio is also possible, using SoundApp (for example) to create IMA-encoded tracks from CDs. At 4:1 compression, the quality is surprisingly good, and at 8:1, still quite acceptable.