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IBM TouchMobile

The IBM TouchMobile is a robust and practical hand-held computer announced by IBM in 1993. This device has a bar code scanner with on-screen signature and data capture. Certain models are capable of wireless communication.

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The IBM TouchMobile is a robust and practical hand-held computer announced by IBM in 1993. This device has a bar code scanner with on-screen signature and data capture. Certain models are capable of wireless communication.1

The hand-held computer used a version of embedded DOS. The processor was an 80C88 processor. The system design also used 1.5 MB of PSRAM (Pseudostatic DRAM) and two custom chips.

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  1. "IBM'S TOUCHMOBILE HELPS FIELD WORKERS COLLECT DATA AT THE TOUCH OF A FINGER". PRNewswire. 1993-01-26. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.