palmtop or hand-held personal computer, lightweight, small, battery-powered, general-purpose programmable computer computer, device capable of performing a series of arithmetic or logical operations. A computer is distinguished from a calculating machine, such as an electronic calculator, by being able to store a computer program (so that it can repeat its operations and make
..... Click the link for more information. . It typically has a miniaturized full-function, typewriterlike keyboard for input and a small, full color, liquid-crystal display for output. In addition to an operating system that is compatible with that of a desktop computer, a palmtop will typically contain a word processor, a spreadsheet program, and a calendar and phone book. A variety of other programs can be loaded and executed, and data can usually be transferred to and from a desktop computer. Although some palmtops are like personal digital assistants personal digital assistant (PDA), lightweight, hand-held computer designed for use as a personal organizer with communications capabilities; also called a handheld.
..... Click the link for more information. in that they accept handwritten or touch screen input, they generally differ in that the palmtop has more memory, a keyboard, and a greater variety of available programs.
palmtop [′päm‚täp]
..... Click the link for more information. . It typically has a miniaturized full-function, typewriterlike keyboard for input and a small, full color, liquid-crystal display for output. In addition to an operating system that is compatible with that of a desktop computer, a palmtop will typically contain a word processor, a spreadsheet program, and a calendar and phone book. A variety of other programs can be loaded and executed, and data can usually be transferred to and from a desktop computer. Although some palmtops are like personal digital assistants personal digital assistant (PDA), lightweight, hand-held computer designed for use as a personal organizer with communications capabilities; also called a handheld.
..... Click the link for more information. in that they accept handwritten or touch screen input, they generally differ in that the palmtop has more memory, a keyboard, and a greater variety of available programs.
palmtop
A computer small enough to hold in one hand and operate with the other. Also called a "handtop," these ultra-small computers may have specialized keyboards or keypads for data entry applications or have small qwerty keyboards. See subnotebook. |
| One of the First Palmtops |
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| This was one of the first fully functional palmtops going back to the days of the 486 CPUs. It weighed less than a pound and a half. The CompactFlash card, which was used for storage, is coming out of the PC Card slot. (Image courtesy of SanDisk Corporation, www.sandisk.com) |
palmtop [′päm‚täp]
(computer science)
| (computer) | palmtop - (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 Windows CE. 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. |
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