Re: [NTLK] [OT-sorta] kinda makes you think

From: Eric L. Strobel (fyzycyst_at_home.com)
Date: Fri Nov 16 2001 - 10:18:05 EST


at the temporal coordinates: 11/15/01 11:53 PM, the entity known as Ed
Kummel at tech_ed_at_yahoo.com conveyed the following:

> So, naturally, I like to see what other PDAs are out
> there and dream...
> National Semiconductor has created this new line of
> devices called "PAD" or Personal Access Device. Most
> of them are just simple web terminals. But this new
> one, the Origami, seems quite interesting:
> http://www.national.com/news/item/0,1735,702,00.html
>

You mean they didn't want to call it a Personal Access *Display* Device??

(That's a PADD to the Star Trek-challenged out there.) :-)

- Eric.

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