02-07-2002, 09:37 PM
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Pontificator
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IBM pulls out, brushes off an 800 MHz Meta Pad
http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO68107,00.html
Only IBM would put together an 800 Mhz, 128MB RAM, 10GB hard disk and a 3D graphics chip with 8MB of RAM, brush it off and say: "Nope! It's not for sale! It's just an experiment!"
I have always admired IBM for their technical engineering and expertise. If only they could obtain just a bit more marketing and software IQ...!
According to this article IBM says: "The Meta Pad project is part of our overall strategy in the pervasive space: building the technology inside computing devices and building and managing the infrastructure that will simplify the unthinkable task of connecting billions of devices to billions of things."
Here's pervasive (the most frequently used word in IBM Powerpoint slides related to mobile technologies) for ya' all: "Users will be expected to customize the machine to fit their needs, the company said. The device can be transformed into a handheld, desktop, laptop, tablet or wearable computer "in seconds" without having to be rebooted".
Source: Bob Overlock
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02-07-2002, 10:35 PM
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Sorry for the double post... Didn't see Jason's until now. Well, my had a pic...  ops:
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02-07-2002, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy Sjostrom
Sorry for the double post... Didn't see Jason's until now. Well, my had a pic... ops: |
Hey, don't sweat it. Never hurts to hear a good thing twice! ;-)
~Spencer
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02-08-2002, 12:41 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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This is an excellent idea. I want one! 
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02-08-2002, 02:12 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
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I wouldn't mind one in a PDA format....10gb of storage, that could hold me for a couple weeks :wink:
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02-08-2002, 03:54 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Originally Posted by pdadave
I wouldn't mind one in a PDA format....10gb of storage, that could hold me for a couple weeks :wink:
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I'd definitely prefer something like this in a PDA format too. The new version of the PocketPC OS would be excellent. With only 128MB RAM, I'm not overly enthused by it.
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Originally Posted by Andy Sjostrom
Only IBM would put together an 800 Mhz, 128MB RAM, 10GB hard disk and a 3D graphics chip with 8MB of RAM, brush it off and say: "Nope! It's not for sale! It's just an experiment!"
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How very true!
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