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To: Ramsey Su who wrote (293)7/27/1999 9:41:00 PM
From: Asterisk  Read Replies (1) of 13582
 
Ramsey:

I think that your post contains one of the seminal things that people need to think about. Do we really want a device that does it all?

When you try to design a phone with a big enough screen that it is useable for browsing and email then noone wants to use it as a phone because it is too big and clunky. If you design a computer to act like a phone then the form factor has to be so small that it is no longer useable as a computer and the heat dissipation becomes a major problem.

Lets think about what we really want. I want a device that contains the latest computer, whether it be Microsoft, Linux, Unix, or Apple. I also want to have a device that has the latest phone software, that has to be CDMA but what version? We have IS95, IS95A, IS95B, IS95C, IS99, or CDMA2000. I think that the best solution is to have a good laptop that you can put in a shoulder case and something like the PDQ. The PDQ and its siblings (you know there has to be new versions on the design pallette) will keep you up to date on the phone stuff independant of your $3000 computer. It will provide you with a means of looking at email and other stuff while on the move and a conduit (modem) for your laptop that will quickly outpace landline and looks to go past maybe even DSL in the next few years.

People cannot get hooked on the idea of a one size fits all device. There is still room for many different types to fit many different needs.

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