1998 Configurations - Personal digital assistants (PDA)

HP850 Jornada

• HP 620LX
  • Size of a paperback. 6.5 inch Colour screen. 16MB RAM. 2-4 hour battery life. Stylus included. Windows CE 2.0. Modem optional via PC Card slot.Adequate web browser.Audio capable. NZ$912
• Philips Velo 500
  • Size of thick chequebook. Monochrome screen. 16MB RAM. 8-10 hour battery life. Stylus included. Own Operating system. Small keys.Built in 28.8Kbps modem. High capacity audio recording. NZ$1332
• Psion Series 5
  • Size of thick chequebook.5.8 inch Monochrome screen. 8MB RAM. 10-12 hour battery life. Stylus included. Windows CE 2.0. Modem optional. High volume audio. NZ$1066

• 3Com Palm Pilot III
  • Slightly larger that a cassette tape. 2MB RAM.  30 hour plus battery life. PalmOS. Stylus with on-screen keyboard or graffitti. Mono-chrome screen. Limited web browsing.Modem optional. NZ$739
• Casio Cassiopedia E-10
  • Slightly larger than PalmPilotIII. 4MB RAM.  5-10 hour battery life.Win CE 2.0. Stylus with on-screen keyboard or jot, or voice input. Four shades of grey screen. Modem optional. NZ$666
• Philips Nino
  • Similar to cassiopedia E10 with addition of T9 word guessing.  8 hour battery life. Modem optional. NZ$844

• Lasky,M. et al.(Dec98/Jan99)
• Graphics downloaded Dec98 Click here for www links