Date:	Tue, 30 Jan 2001 19:32:22 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Paul O. Bartlett" <bartlett AT smart DOT net>
To:	OpenDOS List <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Hand-Held DOS-Based Computer?
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    Some years ago I had a Zeos PocketPC.  It was a small handheld
computer, about 245mm wide, 115mm deep, and 25mm thick when closed.  I
doubt that it weighed much more than 150gm or so, if that much.  It was
called a "pocket PC" because it could fit in a large man's overcoat
pocket.  Nevertheless, one could touch type on the keyboard.  It had an
80x25 CGA LCD display which was quite legible in decent light.  Two
'AA' cells would power it for several hours of editing use, say, if one
wasn't using the AC adapter.  It had serial and parallel ports.  The
interesting thing is that it had MS-DOS 5 in ROM, together with a
usable personal organizer application.  And, of course, it would run
DOS applications as long as they did not require color and/or VGA as
such.  Sadly, one time I scrambled one of the memory cards for it.

    Does anyone know of any similar-sounding DOS-based hand-held
computers available?  These days it seems like the choice is between
Palm-type organizers (too small) and Windows-based laptops (too big).

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