[geeks] HP Journada 720 - $75 (Refurbished, after rebate)

[Dan Duncan]

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
> On the "PDA-as-terminal" front ... I used to have a Seiko watch, circa 1985,
> with a built-in database for phone numbers, appointments, etc.  Somewhat
> like the recent Timex/Microsoft item, except that the Seiko synched to the
> PC with a, wait for it, serial cable.  With appropriate set-up, you could
> use the watch as a 300 bps serial terminal.  The main drawback was the lack
> of a keyboard; you had to step through the alphabet character-by-character
> and press the "set" button for each and every character you wanted to enter.

I used to use my Newton as a portable console because it did 80 columns in
a very readable size and got great battery life, but your story is way better.

-DanD

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