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An Infrared Network for Mobile Computers

Norman Adams, Rich Gold, Bill N. Schilit, Michael M. Tso, and Roy Want

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Overview/Main Points

Relevance

The ParcTab system was one of the first systems built that implements some of the Xerox PARC's ubiquitous computing philosophy. It also demonstrated that PDA class devices can be useful and integrated with the rest of the world, with the help of a proxy agent and intelligent applications.

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