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Yeah, nice, but I use an even more obscure PDA. You've probably never heard of it. It's called the Tandy Model 100.

You mean the TRS-80 Model 100?

I knew a guy who used one regularly, at least up through the year 2000, primarily for testing serial port hardware he was hacking up.

I've been able to play with one of those in the past year. It's still an attractive device even today, a bit like a form factor and OS variant on the TI graphing calculators.

If someone announced a new version with small updates(e.g. backlit screen) I'd be interested.

Edit: that said it would be competing with tablet + keyboard + battery pack combos now.

I had a Model 100 for a while, purchased at a flea market. It had a hardware glitch that I could never solve, despite scouring the circuit board for problems, so I gave it to a friend who wanted it more than me.

As I understand it, the Model 100 was a favorite among journalists. At the time, I was impressed with being able to just turn it on and go. That was also why I liked my Palm Pilot.

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