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brian@grot.starconn.com (Brian Smithson) writes:

>Jake-S@cup.portal.com (Jake G Schwartz) writes:

>>Casio Computers Co., Ltd. and Tandy Corporation
>>                Invite You To
>>                      a
>>             Technology Briefing
>>                    Of Our
>>                 Revolutionary
>>              Handheld, Pen-Based
>>           Personal Information Processor

>>It should be rather interesting to see if this is a "mee-too" of the 
>>Sharp 9600, or something entirely different.

>Maybe it has something to do with this?  If so, then it should be quite
>interesting.
>------------------------------------------------------------
>GeoWorks Joins Tandy and Casio to Develop New Family of Personal Information
>Processors; GEOS(R) to Become Soul of a New Machine

>LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 2, 1992 -- GeoWorks today formally announced that it
>will join Tandy Corporation,  of Fort Worth, Texas,  and Casio Computer Co.,
>Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, in the development of a new generation of personal,
>portable information devices dubbed "Personal Information Processors." 

I'm not sure whether Brian is trying to make an understatement, or is still
recovering from New Year's Eve ;), or just didn't realize the significance 
of his own words, but "quite interesting" is putting it gently.

If the nice folks at the winter CES (or whatever-the-heck show it is) in Las
Vegas (notice how they never hold these rituals anywhere useful?) actually do
_anything_ (announce, show, demo, announce support for, give out freebies of)
with a palmtop running GEOS, well, a couple points should be made here, fast.

1) GWE 1.2 and GWPRO aren't supposed to run penstuff on palmtops.
2) GEOS 2.0 _is_ supposed to run penstuff on palmtops.

I'm getting onto thin ice on the next one, but...

3) Introduction of a product running GEOS 2.0 should be either _preceded_, or
   followed _very_ rapidly, by introduction of GEOS 2.0 itself.  (So as to
   keep owners of non-palmtops from becoming disgruntled or envious. ;)

So, the basic concept here is... either:

a) They're intro-ing a GeoPalmtop and (if they're sane) will intro GEOS 2.0
   with, or right after, it...

or:

b) They're intro-ing a palmtop that will run GEOS 2.0 when it's available, or
   has nothing to do with GEOS.


Needless to say, I'd like to see the palmtop and GEOS 2.0 both introduced at
the show, with as much fanfare and press coverage as possible.  Of course, I'd
also like to _go_ to the show, and I'd like a full developer's system, and I'd
like a certain brunette, and... oh well.  I can wish.

-Shag (who has been awake too long to be thinking like this!)

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