personal digital assistants: yesterday, today and tomorrow presented by nael el shawwa john el-raheb...
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Personal Digital Assistants: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Presented byNael El ShawwaJohn El-Raheb
Group #8Audience C
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Outline
What is a PDA? Evolution of the PDA Current Applications Comparison Chart Future Possibilities
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What is a PDA?
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Digital organizer
Functional– Synchronize data with computer
Portability
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Evolution
Pen & Paper
The Husky - 1980- 2 Kg
Tandy 100- 1985- First battery powered
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The Husky
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Operating Systems
Palm OS – 85% sales in Canada– 87.2% sales in U.S
Psion/EPOC
Microsoft Pocket PC
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Memory
Computer hard drive = PDA RAM
Memory expansion– Secure Digital Cards (SD)– MultiMedia Card (MMC)– Compact Flash (CF)
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Add-ons
Foldable keyboard
Modem
Ethernet
WiFi
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Data Entry
Stylus Pen
On-screen keyboard
External keyboard
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Current Applications
Standard Applications:- Datebook- Phonebook- Memos
Other Applications- Medical- Business - Students
More Applications- Internet- Games - Music- Video Clips
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Software Development
C
C++
Palm Resource Format– Windows– Unix/Linux
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Comparison
Palm HP Toshiba
Tungsten T3 iPaq H2210 E750
$599.99 $549.99 $649.99
64 MB 64 MB 64 MB
SD
PalmOS 5.2.1
Yes
PocketPC 2003
Yes
PocketPC 2003
400MHz 400MHz 300MHz
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Comparison (cont.)
Sony Palm HP
PEG TJ25 Clie Tungsten E iPaq H1935
$269.99 $299.99 $299.99
16 MB 32 MB 64 MB
Memory Stick SD/MMC Yes
N/A PalmOS 5.2.1 PocketPC 2003
200 MHz 126 MHz 203 MHz
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Future Possibilities
Data input- Voice Recognition
Language Translator
Smaller, lighter, faster
More integration in Human life
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References
Pachter, Richard “History of Hand-held Computers Told with Energy” The Miami Herald p.12, 11 March 2002; available from http://www.lexis-nexis.com; accessed 17 November 2003.
http://www.palm.com Reports by Nael El Shawwa & John El-Raheb Reports and this presentation available on the Internet
at http://elshawn.tripod.com