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To: Mang Cheng who wrote (124)	9/17/2000 10:26:18 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) of 817

Mang, Re: PDA v. WID - Symbian "Quartz" I just found a better word than "Communicator" <g> Note: WID = Wireless Information Device There is a dated but interesting article called "Quartz Overthrows PDAs", I just stumbled across here: zdnet.co.uk Excerpts: >> Whether you want to think of Quartz as a PDA that comes with phone features for free or a phone that comes with free PDA features is up to you ... Quartz, Symbian's miracle of miniaturisation, has rung the death knell for what we call the PDA. And that's not just because its Symbian parents have opted for a more sociable sounding but equally unlovely three-letter acronym wireless information device (WID). ... But the big question here is whether the killer application for such integrated phone-gadgets is simply making phone calls. Do we want one box to do the work of our separate gadgets? For many technophiles today, strapping oneself with a host of digital devices is irresistible and the more the merrier. It's the equivalent of young Dilbert lining his shirt pocket with the finest array of the world's Biros. << Good article. Worth a read. - Eric -

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