@thomasfuchs Those things were pretty great. The Alphasmart Dana was cool, too.
@rcarmo @thomasfuchs I thought that pic was an Alphasmart model! I didn't keep up at the time, never heard of eMate, but it appears no one else did either (CW a company in trouble!):
https://dylan.tweney.com/1998/03/17/emate-technology-that-never-had-a-chance/
dylan tweneyeMate: Technology that never had a chanceI saw a computer last week that nearly made me cry. This is an unusual reaction to a piece of technology, I know. Typical emotional responses in the computer business run a narrow gamut from detach…