Envoy
{Motorola}'s integrated personal wireless communicator. Envoy
is a {personal digital assistant} which incorporates two-way
wireless and wireline communication. It was announced on 7
March 1994 and released in the third quarter of 1994. It runs
{Genral Magic}'s {Magic Cap} {operating system} and
Telescript(TM) communications language on Motorola's {Dragon}
chip set. This includes the highly integrated {Motorola
68349} processor and a special purpose {application specific
integrated circuit} (ASIC) referred to as Astro. This chip
set was designed specifically for {Magic Cap} and
{Telescript}.
A user can write on the Envoy communicator with the
accompanying stylus or a finger, to type and select or move
objects on its screen. An on-screen keyboard can be used to
input information, draw or write personal notations, or send
handwritten messages and faxes.
Envoy can send a wireless message to another Envoy, {PC} or
fax; broadcast a message to a group, with each member of that
group receiving the message in their preferred format; gather
information based on your requirements; schedule a meeting and
automatically invite attendees; screen, route and organise
messages; send a business card to another Envoy across a
conference room table; access real-time scheduling and pricing
information for US airline flights, then order tickets via fax
or {electronic mail}; keep track of contacts through an
address book; receive daily news summaries and stock
information; capture, organize and review business and
personal expenses on-the-go; gather, edit and analyze
information in spreadsheets and graphs compatible with {Lotus
1-2-3} and {Excel}; shop in an electronic mall.
{(http://www.motorola.com/MIMS/WDG/Technology/Envoy/)}
[Was it released in Q3 '94?]
(1995-01-18)