Re: [NTLK] History of the PDA

From: Marcelo Yanez <marceloyanez111_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat Dec 20 2008 - 20:49:15 EST

I just got a newton 2100 and was checking the ways to sync it. What is
AppleTalk? One question... If I dont have a serial compatible computer can i
install the programs directly to the pc card and put it in the newton?
Thanks
Marcelo

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Goodwin, Greg P. <GoodwinG@aafes.com>wrote:

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grant Hutchinson
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> On 14-Dec-08, at 1:02 AM, Jon Glass wrote:
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> > But wasn't it Sculley who coined the term "PDA" and its concept as an
> > "assistant" who can help you, rather than being merely a catchall?
>
> Yes, and the fact that the term is still being used as a generic
> category for handheld devices is rather irksome. Simply being a
> portable computational device does not a PDA make.
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> http://xrl.us/coinpda
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> g.
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> Irksome yet... flattering.
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> Doc Clu
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