Follett falcon: Follett Software.www.fsc.follet.com, Hardware, $1,795 and up This hand-held computer Noun 1. hand-held computer - a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket hand-held microcomputer portable computer - a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand combines wireless access with barcode scanning and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). technology. It gives access to real-time library, patron and textbook information from anywhere within range of the school's wireless network. Teachers can use it with the company's Destiny Textbook Manager to circulate textbooks or conduct a full or partial inventory. The device accesses Destiny software in real-time under Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. CE.NET 4.2. Features include a color LCD display, an internal pop-up keyboard and an external stylus stylus: see pen. (1) A pen-shaped instrument that is used to "draw" images or select from menus. Styli (the plural of stylus, pronounced "sty-lye") come with handheld devices that have touch screens, such as PDAs and video games. for entering data. CIRCLE #509 FOR INFORMATION |
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