palmtop

computer (Or "pocket computer", "Hand-held Personal

Computer", H/PC) A small general-purpose, programmable,

battery-powered computer cabable of handling both numbers and

text (in contrast to most pocket calculators) which can be

operated comfortably while held in one hand. A palmtop is

usually loaded with an operating system such as WindowsCE. Data can be transferred between the palmtop and a

desktop PC.

A palmtop is very similar to a Personal Digital Assistant

though a palmptop may have a larger keyboard and more RAM

and is possibly more general purpose in concept, if not in

practise.

The Psion Organiser is one of the best known examples. [Was

it the first?]

(1998-04-19)