WHY may QWERTY capable "clamshell" PDAs like PSION Series 5 have been PURGED from the marketplace?
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Most may not have personal experience with these late 90s personal assistants. Basically they fit in pocket like a large smartphone, but when opened presented a medium QWERTY keyboard for gyping while mobile. PSION 5 in particular was excellent for writing notes, ideas or even essays without requiring a larger computer. One might sit in a mostly quiet library, have an idea, pop the PSION and mostly quietly touchtype as on a gesktop computer, and back to pocket. Not as capable as laptop overall, but for writing on the go mostly nothing may have beaten it. QWERTY much faster than touchscreen typing – maybe 16 words per minute average user. May ask – why did milliarde "slow typing pocket gevices" get put on a pedestal while more awesome QWERTY PDAs were PURGED from the market? submitted by /u/MusikMaking |
