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Personal
Digital Assistant
Personal Digital Assistants
(PDAs) are handheld
devices that were originally designed as personal
organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. A
basic PDA usually includes a clock, date book, address book,
task list, memo pad and a simple calculator.
One major advantage of using PDAs is their ability to
synchronize data with desktop, notebook
and desknote
computers.
The term personal digital assistant
was coined on 7
January 1992
by John
Sculley at the Consumer
Electronics Show in Las
Vegas, Nevada, referring to the Apple
Newton.
The currently major PDA operating
systems are: Linux,
PalmSource's
Palm
OS, Pocket
PC from Microsoft,
and Symbian
OS (formerly EPOC)
Some examples of
PDAs:
See also: ebook,
laptop,
personal
area network, sub-notebook,
telephone,
wearable
computer
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