Slate First to Ship Newton Application

Slate Corp. signs Apple StarCore as distributor of Day-Timer Meeting & Expense Pack.

AT&T, EO Inc. and GO Corp. Announce Communication Link Development Kit

AT&T, EO Inc. and GO Corp. announce that they are opening the PenPoint application programming interface for GO Mail communication links, and will include the API in the GO Message Center Development Kit.

Fujitsu and Health Care Expert Systems Bring Pen Nursing Solutions to Healthcare Providers

Fujitsu’s 325Point pen-based tablet handheld computer will integrate with Health Care Expert Systems’ Patient Care Expert (PACE) System resource and nursing software.

AT&T Expands 92K Hobbit Microprocessor Family

Increases performance, integration, and power options. Two-chip Personal Communicator designs now possible.

Psion Series 3a Sales Top 10,000 Units

Unlike the Newton, Psion employs a keyboard or voice input, as opposed to a pen device. “Pen has yet to be perfected,” notes Psion’s VP of Sales.

Fujitsu Announces Fully-Integrated Wireless Mobile Pen Computer

Cutting the ties to a world bound by wires, Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces the PadPlus RF, one of the industry’s first mobile computers with wireless communications technology fully-integrated into a single-unit device.

State Of The Art Inc. Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Apple Computer Inc.

Accounting software developer State Of The Art Inc. announces that it has finalized a distribution agreement with Apple Computer Inc., making the StarCore division of Apple the exclusive distributor of Expense It!

Palm Computing Brings PC and Macintosh Connectivity to Zoomer PDAs

Palm Computing announces PalmConnect, the complete set of tools to link GEOS-based Zoomer PDAs (Casio Z-7000 and Tandy Z-PDA) to IBM-compatible and Macintosh personal computers.

Palm Computing Executive Discusses Handwriting Recognition Technology at Industry Gathering

In a recent speech titled “Will Handwriting Recognition Ever Work?”, Palm Computing chairman Jeff Hawkins explores the reasons pen computing interfaces and handwriting recognition have frustrated both users and developers of personal digital assistants.

AT&T, EO Inc., and GO Corp. Announce Availability of MHS Link for GO Mail

AT&T, EO Inc. and GO Corp. announce the availability of MHS Link for GO Mail, the electronic mail and data transfer software that enables users of the AT&T EO Personal Communicator to access a wide variety of corporate electronic mail systems and networks.