>>Handhelds along with handwriting recognition got out of the lab in the '80s and were supposed to take the world by storm. They do have their uses for portable data collection, quick checks of mail and messages when a real computer isn't available, and causing wrecks when using them on the road. Tablets were supposed to be worldbeaters too.
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>>Not to me.
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>Yeah, I can imagine year 2015 every waiter comming to the table to take order with handheld wirelessly connected to the kitchen/bar computer, but I just cannot imagine Peggy & Jimmy from accounting dpt doing things any different then they do it right now.

In many Norwegian restaurants the waiters carry PDA's connected to the kitchen and bar via WAN, so you don't have to wait until 2015.

>Nonetheless they might very well buy / use powerfull handheld PC, but that would be more likely for improved adult entertainment rether then job related <g>