The Psion netBook is a modest subnotebook kind personal computer formulated by Psion (now Psion Teklogix). Launched in 1999, it absolutely was aimed with the mobile enterprise market.[1]
1 Description
two Included software
three The "Netbook" trademark
4 References
five Exterior back links [edit] Description
Similar in layout on the later on, consumer-oriented Psion Series 7, the netBook has a clamshell design and style,
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, a VGA-resolution touch-sensitive colour display, 32 MB RAM, 190 MHz StrongARM SA-1100 processor as well as a QWERTY keyboard. The RAM is upgradeable by way of the addition of an added 32 MB chip. The netBook is driven by a removable Lithium Ion rechargeable battery,
Windows 7 32 Bit, offering a battery lifestyle of in between 8 and ten several hours.
The netBook runs the EPOC ER5 running technique (the predecessor of SymbianOS). Not like the Psion Sequence 7, the netBook working program runs from RAM. A Java operate time setting,
Office 2007 Ultimate, conforming to Java version 1.1.eight, is available.[citation needed]
In October 2003 Psion Teklogix announced the NETBOOK Pro, replacing the original netBook. This was related towards the earlier design, but upgraded having a 16-bit color SVGA (800 × 600 pixel) display, 128 MB of RAM, plus a 400 MHz Intel XScale PXA255 processor working Windows CE .Web four.two instead of EPOC.[2] It is also achievable to operate Linux on this design.[3]
An open resource challenge OpenPsion, previously PsiLinux, aims to port Linux towards the Psion netBook along with other Psion PDAs. [4]
[edit] Included software Agenda – a personal data management plan
Bombs – a minesweeper game
Calc – a calculator
Comms – a terminal emulator
Contacts – a contacts supervisor
Data – a flat-file database plan
E mail – an e-mail, SMS and fax client
Jotter – a multipage scratchpad
NetStatRF – a WiFi card keep an eye on
Plan – an OPL system editor
Document – a voice recording method, for use together with the in-built microphone
Sheet – a spreadsheet and graphing package deal
Sketch – a drawing system (for use with the touch-screen interface)
Spell – a spellchecker, thesaurus and anagram system
Time – a entire world clock and alarm program
Opera – a web browser
Term – a word-processor [edit] The "Netbook" trademark
Psion registered the trademark NETBOOK in numerous territories, such as European Union Local community Trade Mark 000428250 and U.S. Trademark 75,215,401,
Windows 7 Enterprise Key, which was applied for on 18 December 1996 and registered by USPTO on 21 November 2000. They employed this trademark[5] for that netBook products, discontinued in November 2003,[6] and from October 2003, the NETBOOK Professional, later on also discontinued.[7]
Intel commenced use of the phrase netbook in March 2008 as a generic phrase to explain "small laptops which are created for wireless communication and use of the Internet", believing they had been "not providing a branded line of pcs here" and "see no naming conflict".[8]
In response for the expanding utilization of this phrase, on 23 December 2008 Psion Teklogix sent cease and desist letters[9] to numerous events including enthusiast web site(s) demanding they no lengthier make use of the phrase "netbook".[10][11]
Similar marks ended up rejected from the USPTO citing a "likelihood of confusion" beneath part two(d), including 'G NETBOOK' (U.S. Trademark 77,527,311 rejected 31 October 2008),
Office Pro 2010, MSI's 'WIND NETBOOK' (U.S. Trademark 77,580,272) and Coby Electronics' 'COBY NETBOOK' (U.S. Trademark 77,590,174 rejected thirteen January 2009)
[edit] References [edit] Exterior links Psion Teklogix web site
Psion Teklogix – EOL products