The Psion netBook is often a small subnotebook type computer created by Psion (now Psion Teklogix). Launched in 1999, it was aimed on the mobile enterprise industry.[1]
1 Description
two Provided software program
3 The "Netbook" trademark
four References
five Exterior hyperlinks [edit] Description
Similar in design on the later, consumer-oriented Psion Sequence seven,
Discount Office 2007, the netBook includes a clamshell design, a VGA-resolution touch-sensitive color display screen, 32 MB RAM, 190 MHz StrongARM SA-1100 processor as well as a QWERTY keyboard. The RAM is upgradeable via the addition of an additional 32 MB chip. The netBook is powered by a removable Lithium Ion rechargeable battery, providing a battery life of among eight and ten hrs.
The netBook runs the EPOC ER5 operating technique (the predecessor of SymbianOS). As opposed to the Psion Sequence seven, the netBook running program runs from RAM. A Java run time environment, conforming to Java model 1.1.eight, is available.[citation needed]
In October 2003 Psion Teklogix announced the NETBOOK Pro, changing the initial netBook. This was related to the before model,
Cheap Office 2007, but upgraded having a 16-bit color SVGA (800 × 600 pixel) display, 128 MB of RAM,
Office 2010 Home And Business, and a 400 MHz Intel XScale PXA255 processor managing Windows CE .Web four.2 as opposed to EPOC.[2] It's also doable to operate Linux on this model.[3]
An open supply undertaking OpenPsion, formerly PsiLinux, aims to port Linux on the Psion netBook and also other Psion PDAs. [4]
[edit] Incorporated software Agenda – a private information management method
Bombs – a minesweeper sport
Calc – a calculator
Comms – a terminal emulator
Contacts – a contacts manager
Information – a flat-file database method
E-mail – an e-mail, SMS and fax consumer
Jotter – a multipage scratchpad
NetStatRF – a WiFi card monitor
Method – an OPL system editor
Document – a voice recording plan,
Office 2007 License, for use together with the in-built microphone
Sheet – a spreadsheet and graphing package deal
Sketch – a drawing plan (for use together with the touch-screen interface)
Spell – a spellchecker, thesaurus and anagram plan
Time – a globe clock and alarm program
Opera – a internet browser
Term – a word-processor [edit] The "Netbook" trademark
Psion registered the trademark NETBOOK in a variety of territories, which includes European Union Community 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 merchandise, discontinued in November 2003,[6] and from October 2003, the NETBOOK Pro, later also discontinued.[7]
Intel began use of the term netbook in March 2008 like a generic term to describe "small laptops which can be designed for wireless communication and use of the Internet", believing they have been "not providing a branded line of computers here" and "see no naming conflict".[8]
In response on the growing utilization of this expression, on 23 December 2008 Psion Teklogix sent cease and desist letters[9] to various events including enthusiast website(s) demanding they no longer use the term "netbook".[10][11]
Similar marks ended up rejected from the USPTO citing a "likelihood of confusion" below segment 2(d), like '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,
Microsoft Office Home And Student 2010,174 rejected 13 January 2009)
[edit] References [edit] External backlinks Psion Teklogix internet site
Psion Teklogix – EOL products