Sunday, April 4, 2004
The Gadgeteer Reviews Radio Shack's TRS-80 Portable Computer
Posted by Janak Parekh in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 04:00 PM
Yes, you read that right -- The Gadgeteer has reviewed a 20-year-old PDA-like device, and it shows that handhelds aren't exactly a new concept.
"Imagine a portable device that runs on 4 AA batteries & runs for 20 hours+, has an address book, a date book, a notepad-like app, a built-in modem, a full-travel keyboard, a terminal application, even the ability to connect to a modern Windows or Linux based PC & transfer files. Sounds great doesn't it? But in 1983? No way I hear you say! What are you smoking son?"
Admittedly, I won't be turning in my Pocket PC any time soon for one of these... but it's cool to see that people have been taking handheld computing seriously for a long time.
"Imagine a portable device that runs on 4 AA batteries & runs for 20 hours+, has an address book, a date book, a notepad-like app, a built-in modem, a full-travel keyboard, a terminal application, even the ability to connect to a modern Windows or Linux based PC & transfer files. Sounds great doesn't it? But in 1983? No way I hear you say! What are you smoking son?"
Admittedly, I won't be turning in my Pocket PC any time soon for one of these... but it's cool to see that people have been taking handheld computing seriously for a long time.
