DocumentCode
1719123
Title
Low power hardware for a high performance PDA
Author
Culbert, M.
Author_Institution
Apple Comput. Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA
fYear
1994
Firstpage
144
Lastpage
147
Abstract
The first product in the Apple Newton family of personal digital assistants (PDAs) operates under severe constraints in the areas of performance, cost, heat dissipation, power consumption, scalability, size and weight. This paper gives an overview of the Newton MessagePad system hardware, and focuses on the techniques and tradeoffs used to overcome these constraints. In particular, synergetic migration of functions from hardware to software and vice-versa is discussed.<>
Keywords
Apple computers; computer evaluation; cooling; microcomputers; notebook computers; power consumption; Apple Newton MessagePad system hardware; cost constraints; heat dissipation; high performance PDA; low power hardware; personal digital assistants; power consumption; scalability; size; synergetic function migration; weight; Costs; Energy consumption; Energy management; Hardware; Memory management; Permission; Personal digital assistants; Power system management; Reduced instruction set computing; Scalability;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Compcon Spring '94, Digest of Papers.
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-5380-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CMPCON.1994.282933
Filename
282933
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