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To: tero kuittinen who wrote (15274)	9/21/1998 11:40:00 AM
From: SKIP PAUL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

It's easier to make a phone without a keyboard, of course.. I guess you are not familiar with the Palm Pilot Keyboard- It appears on the screen on command.

To: tero kuittinen who wrote (15274)	9/21/1998 11:43:00 AM
From: Dave	Respond to of 152472

Tero, It appears that the Q's phone is coming out in 1999. Wouldn't Maurice call this(the Q's phone) vapourwear? dave

To: tero kuittinen who wrote (15274)	9/21/1998 11:52:00 AM
From: SKIP PAUL	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

PDQ Features: Large, easy-to-read display Direct dial from address book HotSyncr technology synchronizes data with your computer Productivity tools like date book, address book, e-mail and web browser Input data three ways: GraffitiT power writing software, on-screen keyboard or from your desktop PC keyboard Store thousands of names, addresses, appointments and e-mail Infrared port - "beam" your business card, important data and applications to other pdQ smartphones or Palm IIIT organizers. Dual mode phone (pdQ-800 smartphone only) works in both CDMA and analog cellular modes Applications: pdQmail - Stay in touch all day long at your convenience. Send, receive, create, and manage e-mail messages directly from the pdQ smartphone. pdQweb - Surf the Internet wirelessly. It only takes a couple of taps to visit any site in the world. Dialer - Flexible dialing choices. Open the keypad and tap a phone number from the pdQ smartphone's screen. Speed Dialer - Immediate access to frequently called numbers. Store a voice mail phone number and the nine numbers you call the most. Call History - Quick access to a list of the last 250 unique incoming and outgoing phone numbers. Address Book - Store, organize and easily locate thousands of names, phone and fax numbers, street and e-mail addresses. Calculator - Access the calculator with a single touch of a button. Date Book - Instant access to your day's agenda, schedule recurring meetings automatically, scan for open time slots during the week, even attach notes or alarms to events. Expense - Capture and track expenses, then automatically transfer them into an Excel (5.0 or higher) expense report form, or your company's expense template when you synchronize using HotSyncr technology. HotSyncr Technology - Enter, access and update data on your pdQ smartphone or on your computer. Then synchronize in both directions with a tap of the HotSyncr icon. Memo Pad - Don't make mental notes, jot them into your pdQ smartphone's Memo Pad. To Do List - The interactive To Do list, lets you prioritize your daily tasks. Sort items by priority or due date, check off what you've completed and carry forward those you don't.

To: tero kuittinen who wrote (15274)	9/21/1998 1:26:00 PM
From: waitwatchwander	Respond to of 152472

Tero my Hero, As I noted in my prior note to Jon, you make some good points. The pdQ is only a physical combination of a Palm Pilot III and a cdma phone. I assume the glue is "Now Up-To-Date". They have yet to do anything to incorporate these technologies into a true single appliance. The best news here is that nifty name pdQ. To be quite honest, the best from the Q's rocket scientists must be yet to come. nf PS Like the Palm Pilot III, the pdQ does have 3com Infra Red for exchange of business card info.

To: tero kuittinen who wrote (15274)	9/21/1998 3:24:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Tero, pdQ = Sometime in the first half of next year seems dangerously close to sometime next century. I didn't think it would be long before Jon's "So Ha, HA, HA to you Mr Useless Nokia 9000" would be over-run by a Nokia upgrade. Nokia is too damn fast and too damn good to be overtaken by anyone soon - though Qualcomm seems to be heading in that direction. And the Nokia 9110 is out in a month or so? Impressive. But few will buy the 9110 in the USA. As some have pointed out, people buy the package - the infrastructure AND handset. A Nokia 9110 is useful only in GSM territory. Which is shrinking relative to cdmaOne. The USA is going cdmaOne and cdma2000. That is quite a home market. The world is going cdma2000 once SETI capitulates - or even if it doesn't. Dave, yes, the pdQ approximates vapourware, but there is a working sample, so it doesn't really fall into that category . SETI's 3G CDMA does - actually the more extreme vapourwear = the King is wearing no clothes. They have no know-how other than Qualcomm's on how to make it work. And I see pdQ DOES have a calculator. But no vegemite dispenser. No USA meltdown today! Didn't think so. Slept like a baby. Mqurice PS: Skip, climbed more than a point = more buyers than sellers!!