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Personal Digital Assistants: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Personal Digital Assistants: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Presented by Nael El Shawwa John El-Raheb Group #8 Audience C. Outline. What is a PDA? Evolution of the PDA Current Applications Comparison Chart Future Possibilities. What is a PDA?. Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

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Personal Digital Assistants: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

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  1. Personal Digital Assistants: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Presented by Nael El Shawwa John El-Raheb Group #8 Audience C

  2. Outline • What is a PDA? • Evolution of the PDA • Current Applications • Comparison Chart • Future Possibilities

  3. What is a PDA? • Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) • Digital organizer • Functional • Synchronize data with computer • Portability

  4. Evolution • Pen & Paper • The Husky - 1980 - 2 Kg • Tandy 100 - 1985 - First battery powered

  5. The Husky

  6. Operating Systems • Palm OS • 85% sales in Canada • 87.2% sales in U.S • Psion/EPOC • Microsoft Pocket PC

  7. Memory • Computer hard drive = PDA RAM • Memory expansion • Secure Digital Cards (SD) • MultiMedia Card (MMC) • Compact Flash (CF)

  8. Add-ons • Foldable keyboard • Modem • Ethernet • WiFi

  9. Data Entry • Stylus Pen • On-screen keyboard • External keyboard

  10. Standard Applications: - Datebook - Phonebook - Memos Other Applications - Medical - Business - Students More Applications - Internet - Games - Music - Video Clips Current Applications

  11. Software Development • C • C++ • Palm Resource Format • Windows • Unix/Linux

  12. Comparison

  13. Comparison (cont.)

  14. Future Possibilities • Data input - Voice Recognition • Language Translator • Smaller, lighter, faster • More integration in Human life

  15. References • Pachter, Richard “History of Hand-held Computers Told with Energy” The Miami Herald p.12, 11 March 2002; available from http://www.lexis-nexis.com; accessed 17 November 2003. • http://www.palm.com • Reports by Nael El Shawwa & John El-Raheb • Reports and this presentation available on the Internet at http://elshawn.tripod.com

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