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PocketPc's, PDA's and Smartphones?

Started by TcM, Nov 11 2007 12:24 PM

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TcM

Posted 11 November 2007 - 12:24 PM

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Well would you consider a smartphone a PDA or it's just a smartphone? And is a PocketPC a PDA? or Not? Becase at school the lecturer told us that a PocketPC has an OS while a PDA might not.. and he confused me. What you think?

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Posted 12 November 2007 - 05:32 AM

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I always thought that a PDA was a device (Personal Digital Assistant) and could range from from iPAQs, iPhones to address booklets (anything that "assists" you). I also thought that PDA was a general term rather than specific to one device. I can see the difference in a smartphone (regular phone, non-PDA style) and a PDA. With that said, I'm at a loss.

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TcM

Posted 12 November 2007 - 11:59 AM

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Ow so that is what he meant by 'not having an OS' he meant that it might only run an 'OS' (firmware?) that does only the task it was designed to.. Thanks for clearing a little bit. And so you agree that a smartphone is NOT a PDA?

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