PCMCIA Gallery at COMDEX Highlights Acceptance of PC Card Technology

More than 60 firms are scheduled to participate in the PCMCIA Gallery with products displayed to include the latest in memory cards, I/O cards, drivers, connectors, software, platforms, and more.

V.32bis/V.17 Modem Chipset Now Supports Mobitex Wireless Data Protocol

Allows personal communicators to put data on the air.

SystemSoft Introduces CardSoft

SystemSoft Corp. introduces CardSoft PC card software, the PCMCIA industry’s first interchangeable software solution for computer manufacturers.

SkyTel Corp. to Offer and Display Motorola NewsCard

SkyTel involved in the development of Motorola’s NewsCard, as well as in the development of other products which put receive capabilities on the PCMCIA type II card format.

AT&T Introduces ”Hobbit” Processors; Makes ”Personal Communicators” Possible

Personal Communicators are small, mobile devices that accept pen input, and are used primarily for communications.

NESTOR Reports Results

NESTOR products are based on the company’s proprietary neural-network technology, which operates as adaptive information-processing systems that “learn” from experience.

MIT/Stanford Venture Laboratory features Jeff Hawkins, Co-founder, and Donna Dubinsky, President of Palm Computing

The MIT/Stanford Venture Laboratory Saturday announces that Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky will present their company’s distribution strategy for selling palmtop computer software to consumers.

AT&T Microelectronics Forms Personal Communication Systems Unit to Pursue Market for ”Communicators”

Unit will develop semiconductor products, development tools and software based on the Hobbit microprocessor.

Palm Computing Names New Chief Executive Officer

Palm Computing announces the appointment of Donna Dubinsky to the newly created position of president and chief executive officer.

Apple And Toshiba Announce Agreement For New Multimedia PDA

Companies announce agreement to develop new Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) products in the multimedia player category.