Hewlett Packard 320LX Personal Digital Assistant Notebook Computer, 1997
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Computer
Date Made
1997
Creators
Place of Creation
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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