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From: jr@bbn.com (John Robinson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc,comp.sys.next,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: replacing the desktop metaphor
Keywords: desktop metaphor, graphical interfaces, computing environments
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Date: 23 Dec 88 14:42:59 GMT
References: <4362@pitt.UUCP> <257@gloom.UUCP> <82702@sun.uucp> <8939@ut-emx.UUCP> <4441@Portia.Stanford.EDU>
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In-reply-to: davef@Jessica.stanford.edu (David Finkelstein)

In article <4441@Portia.Stanford.EDU>, davef@Jessica (David Finkelstein) writes:
>One neat thing that IBM has is "personal terminals."  (Well I thought
>it was neat.)  The person who repairs our IBMs has one.  Basically
>it's a small computer about 8"x4"x2", with a two or three line lcd
>display.  It's cordless and antennaless, and connects via a cellular
>network to IBM central.  From the field, they can send and receive
>mail and messages, or ask about the availability of parts, or get more
>detailed technical information.  Cellular remote computing...

IBM and Motorola co-developed these things, I believe.  Remember,
Motorola makes a lot of pager gear.  I agree they're cool.  Too bad
cellular is priced where only businesses can justify the cost, but
someday...  'Course, by then, the cellular frequencies will be long
since filled up.
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/jr
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