The Psion netBook is often a little subnotebook sort laptop or computer formulated by Psion (now Psion Teklogix). Introduced in 1999, it was aimed on the cellular enterprise marketplace.[1]
one Description
two Integrated software
three The "Netbook" trademark
four References
5 Exterior backlinks [edit] Description
Similar in layout on the later on, consumer-oriented Psion Sequence 7, the netBook includes a clamshell layout, a VGA-resolution touch-sensitive colour display, 32 MB RAM,
Microsoft Office Standard, 190 MHz StrongARM SA-1100 processor and a QWERTY keyboard. The RAM is upgradeable through the addition of an added 32 MB chip. The netBook is driven by a removable Lithium Ion rechargeable battery, providing a battery existence of amongst eight and 10 hrs.
The netBook runs the EPOC ER5 running technique (the predecessor of SymbianOS). Unlike the Psion Sequence 7,
Office Home And Student, the netBook running system runs from RAM. A Java run time surroundings, conforming to Java version 1.one.8, is offered.[citation needed]
In October 2003 Psion Teklogix announced the NETBOOK Pro,
Office 2010 Professional Plus, replacing the initial netBook. This was equivalent towards the previously model, but upgraded using a 16-bit colour SVGA (800 × 600 pixel) show,
Microsoft Office 2007 Product Key, 128 MB of RAM,
Discount Office 2007, as well as a 400 MHz Intel XScale PXA255 processor running Windows CE .Internet 4.2 as opposed to EPOC.[2] It's also feasible to operate Linux on this design.[3]
An open resource task OpenPsion, formerly PsiLinux, aims to port Linux to the Psion netBook as well as other Psion PDAs. [4]
[edit] Incorporated software Agenda – a personalized info management plan
Bombs – a minesweeper game
Calc – a calculator
Comms – a terminal emulator
Contacts – a contacts supervisor
Information – a flat-file database plan
Electronic mail – an electronic mail, SMS and fax client
Jotter – a multipage scratchpad
NetStatRF – a WiFi card keep an eye on
Plan – an OPL method editor
Document – a voice recording program, for use using the in-built microphone
Sheet – a spreadsheet and graphing bundle
Sketch – a drawing program (for use with the touch-screen interface)
Spell – a spellchecker, thesaurus and anagram method
Time – a world clock and alarm plan
Opera – a internet browser
Phrase – a word-processor [edit] The "Netbook" trademark
Psion registered the trademark NETBOOK in numerous territories, such as European Union Neighborhood Trade Mark 000428250 and U.S. Trademark seventy five,215,401, which was applied for on 18 December 1996 and registered by USPTO on 21 November 2000. They employed this trademark[5] for the 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 might be developed for wireless communication and access to the Internet", believing they ended up "not offering a branded line of pcs here" and "see no naming conflict".[8]
In response on the developing use of this phrase, on 23 December 2008 Psion Teklogix sent cease and desist letters[9] to various events such as enthusiast web site(s) demanding they no lengthier utilize the phrase "netbook".[10][11]
Similar marks had been 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), MSI's 'WIND NETBOOK' (U.S. Trademark 77,580,272) and Coby Electronics' 'COBY NETBOOK' (U.S. Trademark 77,590,174 rejected 13 January 2009)
[edit] References [edit] Exterior hyperlinks Psion Teklogix internet site
Psion Teklogix – EOL products