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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (7434)	10/23/1997 10:16:00 PM
From: drmorgan	Respond to of 22053

Latest Fortune issue has an article about 'ten tech trends to bet on. Naturally the PalmPilot&reg is there! The fastest-selling personal computer device of all time is ... the PalmPilot. 3Com announced that in November it will have sold more than a million of the hand-held devices since April 1996. That's a faster adoption rate than for the first PC, the first Macintosh, or the first laptops. The 5.7-ounce device (which costs $250 to $370) translates handwriting to text; stores your calendar, address book, and other data; and synchronizes with your PC. The Pilot is so hot that Cross sells special PalmPilot stylus-pens, and leathermaker Dooney & Bourke offers tony $50 PalmPilot cases. The PalmPilot's success is the most visible sign of a new market for specialized microprocessor-powered devices. Such gadgets are less replacements of the PC than complements. Says Charlie Federman: "As computing power moved from the mainframe onto the desktop, so we'll see more computing power in our hands than on our desktops." pathfinder.com@@sSVEigUABSitB7Sd/fortune/1997/971110/ten3.html Derek