Hewlett Packard 320LX Personal Digital Assistant Notebook Computer, 1997
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Pocket, or palmtop, computers were popular in the late 1990s, filling a category somewhere between PC and PDA. They were light and powerful, with a full keyboard. Users synced files and calendars between their palmtops and their PCs. This HP 320LX, from 1997 was the first palmtop to run Windows. It had wireless internet capability and ran Microsoft Office applications.
Pocket, or palmtop, computers were popular in the late 1990s, filling a category somewhere between PC and PDA. They were light and powerful, with a full keyboard. Users synced files and calendars between their palmtops and their PCs. This HP 320LX, from 1997 was the first palmtop to run Windows. It had wireless internet capability and ran Microsoft Office applications.
Artifact
Computer
Date Made
1997
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2008.125.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of James D. Mooradian.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Color
Dark gray
Inscriptions
Computer: Front: hp [logo] / HEWLETT / PACKARD Back, left column: hp [logo] / HEWLETT / PACKARD / MADE IN SINGAPORE / NOM-1 NYCE Back, middle column: FC / VCI / CE Back, right column: TESTED TO COMPLY / WITH FCC STANDARDS / FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE / HP320LX / SG72603138 / HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1997 Sticker adhered to back: F1221A ABA 4MB RAM Above screen: hp [logo] / HEWLETT / PACKARD / 320LX ... Palmtop PC Beneath cover for lithium battery compartment: RESET Dock: hp [logo] / HEWLETT / PACKARD Serial cable: hp [logo] / HEWLETT / PACKARD
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