Computer Chronicles
Season 8 Episode 5 - Palmtop Computers
In the eighties we moved from desktops to laptops; in the nineties we started to move from laptops to palmtops. This program looks at several handheld computing devices including Selectronics Word Finder Thesaurus, Berlitz Euro Traveler, Random House Encyclopedia, Franklin's Elementary Spelling Ace, Language Master 4000 Speaking Dictionary, Electronic Holy Bible, Sharper Image's Electronic Golf Game, Self Dialing Electrodex, Bridge Computer, Talking Translator, Sharp's Wizard OZ 8200, Casio's BOSS SF9500, Atari Portfolio, HP 17C and HP 19C. Guest host is Peter Nichols. Co-host is Tim Bajarin. Originally broadcast in 1990. http://archive.org/details/palmtops
Episodes in Season 8
The Global Software Market
30 min
Windows 3.0
30 min
Hypertext
30 min
Rebirth of the Home Computer
30 min
Palmtop Computers
30 min
Input Devices
30 min
The Amiga 3000
30 min
Consumer Buying Guide (1990)
30 min
Memory Management
30 min
Video Game Consoles
30 min
Viruses
30 min
Speech Technology
30 min
Macros
30 min
CD-ROM Software (1991)
30 min
Sleeper Software
30 min
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) (1991)
30 min
Computers and Medicine
30 min
Scanners
30 min
Software in the Schools
30 min
Fonts City
30 min
Network Security
30 min
Computer Bowl III: Part 1
30 min
Computer Bowl III: Part 2
30 min
Neural Networks
30 min
