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Category: Timeline (1993)
Infrared Data Association Announces the Timetable for a Worldwide Cordless Data Connectivity Standard for Mobile Pcs & Peripherals/Data Services
The membership roster includes over 50 industry leaders in computer and telecommunication hardware, software and component sectors.
New Service from RadioMail lets Apple Newtons Receive Messages from any E-Mail System
The service works with any Newton unit equipped with a Newton Messaging Card, a credit-card-sized device that plugs into the Newton’s PCMCIA slot.
The Griffin Group Forms Joint Venture with Fathom Pictures to Develop Interactive Multimedia Projects
Merv Griffin’s investment and management company announces projects in development include original programming for Apple Computer’s Newton PDA and other Apple multimedia technologies.
Socket Announces Development Partnership with AT&T for Multifunction Pcmcia Card
Socket Communications announces the TRIO, a PCMCIA PC Card that incorporates a 14.4Kb fax/modem as well as a 10-Mb/sec Ethernet LAN controller.
AT&T Expands 92K Hobbit Microprocessor Family
Increases performance, integration, and power options. Two-chip Personal Communicator designs now possible.
Apple Computer Inc. Reports Record Revenue and Unit Shipments for Fourth Fiscal Quarter
Apple’s Newton technology off to a strong start, with unit shipments of the Newton MessagePad exceeding 50,000 units.
Psion Series 3a Sales Top 10,000 Units
Unlike the Newton, Psion employs a keyboard or voice input, as opposed to a pen device. “Pen has yet to be perfected,” notes Psion’s VP of Sales.
Newton MessagePad Sales Exceed 50,000
The MessagePad is one of the fastest selling products that Apple has ever introduced.
Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing Wins Pen Expo’s “Best of Show for Pen Operating Systems”
Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing garners national praise last month when it won Pen Expo’s “Best of Show for Pen Operating Systems” at the annual trade show in Boston, August 31-September 3.