The AT&T EO Travel Companion
“Beam me up, Scottie–I’ve got the new AT&T EO Personal Communicator!” announces the back cover. The enthusiasm is clear. Here was the first device to fully integrate a notebook user interface tablet with wireless voice, email, and fax communication.
Ken Maki’s comprehensive book offered detailed information about how to extract maximum benefit from this groundbreaking device.
Artifact Details
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Ken Maki
United States
English
1993
$22.95
Softcover trade book with perfect binding.
Table of Contents:
- An Overview of the EO
- Getting Ready to Travel
- The PenPoint Operating System
- Customizing Your EO
- Using Personal Perspective
- Using the EO's Built-in Applications
- EO Connections
- Your Personal Mail Box
- Using the EO as a Fax and EO Phone
- Troubleshooting
- Document Processing and Organizers
- Programming, Utilities, and Games
- Gestures Summary
- Resource Guide
- Technical Specifications
- Index
7.5" x 9.25" (555 pages)
0-471-00783-8
DOC-PP-0000
1993
Acquired from publisher
2018-07-13
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About the Organization
EO, Inc., based in Mountain View, California, was a manufacturer of wireless tablet computer systems. The company's two principal products were the EO Personal Communicator 440 and EO Personal Communicator 880.
The company originated as a spin-out of the hardware team from GO Corporation (developer of the PenPoint operating system). The company was subsequently acquired by AT&T. The first product, the EO Personal Communicator 440, was released in 1993, produced in conjunction with David Kelley Design, frog design, Matsushita, Olivetti, and Marubeni corporations.
Among the EO customers AT&T claimed were: New York Stock Exchange, Andersen Consulting, Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, FD Titus & Sons, and Woolworths. EO, Inc. went out of business on July, 29, 1994, after failing to meet its revenue targets and to secure the funding to continue.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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Editorial
“Beam me up, Scottie–I’ve got the new AT&T EO Personal Communicator!” announces the back cover. The enthusiasm is clear. Here was the first device to fully integrate a notebook user interface tablet with wireless voice, email, and fax communication.
Ken Maki’s comprehensive book offered detailed information about how to extract maximum benefit from this groundbreaking device.
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EO Personal Communicator
This show was originally broadcast on TV at De Anza College in Cupertino, California. Hosted by David Schacter (founder of the Worldwide PenPoint Developers Organization) and featuring Calyton Weimer of AT&T Microelectronics, the segment in this clip introduced some of the advanced features of the EO Personal Communicator and GO PenPoint operating system.
