But will the new cards (cellular modem) work in our 50 ma Pcmcia slot?
On Mon, 24 Apr 1995, Domingo Chang wrote:
> Greetings fellow zoomer users...here is a paraphrasing of an article that I saw
> today on PC Week...pls excuse the typos, their WWW site did not seem to have a
> digital version I could grab....
>
> Casio Inc. will release new hardware and software products for its Z-7000
> Zoomer during the next three months in an attempt to resuscitate the
> slow-moving PDA.
>
> Casio will start this week by releasing a send-and-receive fax software program
> for the Z-7000 PDA. The company will follow the release in June with a version
> of the device that sports built-in wireless LAN support. Casio will follow the
> enhancements with a new PDA due in the first half of 1996.
>
> The company currently has several models under development, including one
> that's larger than the original and equipeped with a large display. All of the
> systems under consideration are based on the next generation OS from Geoworks:
> GEOS v3.0.
>
> The new fax software, due this week at Comdex in Atlanta, will cost $59.95 and
> enable users to send and receive fax messages by connecting the PDA to a
> cellular phone via any pcmcia cellular fax/data modem.
>
> In addition to fax support, Casio will add wirelass LAN connectivity to the
> Zoomer thru a joint venture with Digital Wireless Corps of Norcross, Ga.
> Digital Wireless will integrate it's Wireless WIT915 spread spectrum radio
> transceiver with the PDA in a rugged casing for $1995. The integrated device
> is due in June, said Scott Nelson, a product manager at Casio.
>
> Also slated for a summer release is a new compiler technology that will enable
> any application running on Windows desktops to be recompiled into a much
> smaller size that can then run on either GEOS or PenRight.
>
> The compiler, which Casio is developing with a third-party software developer,
> will enable users to creat apps on their PC and transfer them to GEOS-based
> devices, such as the Zoomer.
>
> Casio's Scott Nelson declined to discuss the specifics of the forthcoming
> technology. Casio is at 201-361-5400.
>
>
> That's all I have, pls dont email me asking for more....I just thought I'd pass
> the good news on to y'all
>
> dom
>
>
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