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Bigger Than the Palm of Your Hand

                             MEMORY, DISPLAY,
MODEL AND PRICE          WEIGHT, AND BATTERY LIFE

VELO 500, Philips     16 Mb; 6.25 in. diag., 640x240
Mobile Computing      grayscale, touch sensitive;
$500                  0.9 lb.; and 15 hr.

660LX, Hewlett-       32 Mb; 6.5 in., 640x240 color,
Packard               touch sensitive; 1.3 lb.; and
$900                  sensitive; 1.3 lb.; and 15 hr.

MOBILEPRO 750C,       16 Mb; 8 in. color, 640 x 480,
NEC Computer          touch sensitive; 1.9 lb.;
Systems  $700         and 8 hr.


MODEL AND PRICE                    THE SKINNY

VELO 500, Philips     The smallest and lightest of the Windows CE
Mobile Computing      devices. Handy voice recorder. But small
$500                  keyboard makes typing difficult.

660LX, Hewlett-       Good mid-size unit, but lacks internal
Packard               modem. Built-in software to exchange data
$900                  with REX.

MOBILEPRO 750C,       A real typewriter-style keyboard, with keys
NEC Computer          only a bit smaller than standard, makes
Systems  $700         touch-typing possible.


ALL THESE HANDHELD PCS COME WITH THE WINDOWS CE 2.0 OPERATING SYSTEM, WHICH 
INCLUDES POCKET WORD, POCKET EXCEL, POCKET INTERNET EXPLORER, AND E-MAIL
DATA: MANUFACTURERS, BUSINESS WEEK





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