PalmPilot
Early digital assistant
PalmPilot was a handheld personal digital assistant introduced in 1996, one of the first commercially successful PDAs.
Users managed contacts, calendars, and notes on a small touchscreen, using a stylus and a simplified handwriting system called Graffiti.
The device synced with desktop computers via a cradle.
I kept my whole life on my PalmPilot.
The brand became nearly synonymous with PDAs before smartphones made them obsolete.
Date-tracking system
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- appointmentsScheduled times for meetings
- tasksUnits of work
- notesBrief written records
reminders · scheduling · agenda · alarms · categories · sync · desktop · Outlook
Three-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
beaming · sync · cradle · serial · expansion · AAA · batteries · touchscreen
Final twentieth-century decade
- dot-comWeb-based commercial enterprise
- Y2KCalendar-rollover computer problem
- dial-upPhone-line internet connection
- CompaqDefunct PC manufacturer
Newton · infrared · floppy · CD-ROM · Lotus · Netscape · yuppie
calendar
Date-tracking system
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- appointmentsScheduled times for meetings
- tasksUnits of work
notes · reminders · scheduling · agenda · alarms · categories · sync · desktop · Outlook · backup
PDA
Three-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
LCD · beaming · sync · cradle · serial · expansion · AAA · batteries · touchscreen · resistive
1990s
Final twentieth-century decade
- dot-comWeb-based commercial enterprise
- Y2KCalendar-rollover computer problem
- dial-upPhone-line internet connection
Compaq · Newton · infrared · floppy · CD-ROM · Lotus · Netscape · yuppie
discontinued
No longer available
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- defunctNo longer existing
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
vintage · retro · nostalgic · collector · eBay · legacy · replaced · outdated · forgotten · relic
- PDAsPDA, handheld, digital organizer, personal digital assistant, Newton
- stylusesstylus, stylus pen, digital pen, Apple Pencil, tablet pen
PalmPilotiPhone
Apple mobile device
smartphone · iPad · Apple Watch · Samsung Galaxy · tablet computer
PalmPilotmainframe computer
Large organizational computing system
desktop computer · supercomputer · server · data center · workstation
PalmPilotsmartphone
Handheld connected computer
iPhone · tablet · smartwatch · Amazon Echo
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