This is from today's (March 20, 1992) "Wall Street Journal",
without permission.
UNIT OF TANDY ROLLS OUT FIRST `WEARABLE' COMPUTER
By a Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter
Fort Worth, Texas-- Grid Systems Corp. said it rolled out its first
"wearable" pen-based computer, called the PalmPad, which includes a
wrist strap allowing a user to carry the computer on his arm.
Measuring 6.2 inches by nine inches [why can't they keep their style
for numbers straight?] and weighing 2.8 pounds--about the size of
a hardcover book--the computer is designed primarily to fit comfortably
across the forearm and into the hand. It uses the company's pen-based
software, which eliminates the need for typing on a keyboard.
Grid, a Fremont, Calif. unit of Tandy Corp., said it expects the Palm-
Pad to be used in areas such as manufacturing, distribution, law
enforcement and market research, where workers need to collect data
but don't want to be weighed down with bulky equipment. Grid also
said the computer is designed to be durable enough to withstand a
three-foot drop onto concrete.
The machine, which was introduced at a "fashion show" in New York,
will sell for about $2,895.
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So, y'spose Marc Miller is going to see his attorney about patents
now? :=)
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Richard Johnson ([email removed])
The prayer of the modern man is research and development.