I think you hit the wall on PCMCIA around 1990 since you don't even see it
in laptops before then.
As for the Amigo-600C, I think the correct claim is more that it is the
first PocketPC (Palm-size WinCE, not H/PC) with a full type II PC Card slot
built in (not a CF slot like the Casio and not requiring an add-on sled like
the iPaq).
One of my coworkers has an iPaq with the PCMCIA sled that she uses with a
cellular modem. The extra hardware really adds a lot the the size. OTOH, an
Amigo with a WaveLAN card sounds like it could be fun.
Speaking of WinCE systems, anybody here familiar with the Philips Velo?
Someone at work promised me their old one when they learned my afection for
older technologies (don't know if it is a Velo 1 or Velo 500, though).
<<<john>>>
> From: Greg Goodwin <drclu_at_swbell.net>
> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 01:36:12 -0500
>
> I guess I should point out that the Atari Portfolio had a type of card
> technology in 1989.
>
> http://www.atari-history.com/computers/pccomputers/portfolio.html
>
> I'm sure there were other hand held devices prior to the Portfolio with card
> technology, but I'm sure they don't go much further back than that. :)
>>>
>>> I guess I should have been more specific: The NEWTON was the FIRST pda
>>> with a PCMCIA card slot...
>
>> I believe the HP100LX was released in 1993, around the same time as
>> the original MessagePad.
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