Rivals' elbows jostling Palm Pilot

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Several new palmtop computers are emerging to challenge Palm Computing's influential Palm Pilot. The $399 Palm III, also from 3Com's Palm Computing division, revises previous models more than offering a new product. The PC- and Macintosh-compatible Palm III's exclusive protective screen cover opens only part way, while Palm III users can share information over an infrared port. Casio's $399 Cassiopeia E-10 and Everex's $329 Freestyle A-10 are two Windows CE-compatible products due at the end of May 1998. Cassiopeia E-10 resembles Windows 95, but some tasks may require several steps. Its Jot handwriting recognizer offers best guesses on writing, and remote E-mail is standard. Freestyle A-10 is a less expensive and less attractive alternative to the Casio E-10 but performs the same tasks. An optional pager card will notify page arrivals with a quiver and beep. More powerful Everex models cost $399 and $499.

Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Product information, Personal digital assistants, Personal digital assistant, Palm Computing Inc., Software multiproduct review, Casio Computer Company Ltd., Everex Systems Inc., EVRX, 3Com Palm III (Personal digital assistant), Casio Cassiopeia E-10 (Personal digital assistant), Everex Systems Freestyle Associate A-10 (Personal digital assistant)

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Shakespeare never lost a manuscript to a computer crash

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Learning to use a computer won't teach a child how to think or evaluate information critically. Teachers and books used in conjunction with paper and pencil do that. Today, even a very user friendly computer is still an obstacle or distraction for a child. The Web's arm-waving, look-at-me seems to want to go television one better but doesn't lend itself to thoughtful discourse either. Computers are a tool conceived to accurately perform an economy's dull repetitive tasks. Caution, lest our education system be reduced to mere rote.

United States, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Marketing procedures, Education Computer Systems, Editorial, Usage, Technology in education, Educational technology

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