from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
palmtop
Hand-held Personal Computer
H/PC
pocket computer
<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?]
(1998-04-19)