Palmtop
<computer> (Or "pocket computer", "Hand-held Personal Computer", H/PC) A small general-purpose, programmable, battery-powered computer cabable of handling both numbers and text (in contrast to most pocket calculators) which can be operated comfortably while held in one hand.
A palmtop is usually loaded with an
operating system such as
Windows CE.
Data can be transferred between the palmtop and a desktop
PC.
A palmtop is very similar to a
Personal Digital Assistant though a palmptop may have a larger keyboard and more
RAM and is possibly more general purpose in concept, if not in practise.
The
Psion Organiser is one of the best known examples.
[Was it the first?]
