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ABSTRACT OF TALK
The late 1980s and early 1990s buzzed with corporations and startups trying to develop portable computers that used a pen as the means of interaction. By late 1993, every one of these efforts had failed. Though running out of funding, one of these startups, Palm Computing, went on to launch the Pilot organizer and Palm operating system, which triggered the handheld computing industry. In this talk, Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky, and Ed Colligan discuss the roots of handheld computing, how Palm learned from failure, and the challenges of battling conventional technology wisdom. Andrea Butter, former Palm marketing executive and co-author of "Piloting Palm" will facilitate the discussion.

EVENT REGISTRATION
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Please be prepared to show vaild photo ID at the entrance to Moffett Field/NASA Ames Research Center.

DIRECTIONS
To Moffett Field/NASA Ames Research Park
From San Jose on 101 North or from San Francisco on 101 South, take the 2nd Moffett Exit (Moffett Field) to the guard gate at the main entrance to the NASA Ames Research Center.

From Highway 85 heading north, take the Moffett Boulevard exit. Turn right at the end of the ramp. Proceed to the guard gate at the main entrance to the NASA Ames Research Center.

To Moffett Training and Conference Center (Building 3)
After passing through the Guard Gate, proceed on Clark Road. Bear slightly left as the road forks onto South Akron Road along the open green of the Naval Reserve heading for NASA Hangar One. The Moffett Training and Conference Center is located on your left between Dugan Avenue and Severyns Avenue.

Parking is available in any of the surrounding lots.

To the Computer History Museum (Building 126)
From the guard gate, proceed straight ahead, keeping in the left lane. Bear slightly left as the road forks onto South Akron Road along the open green of the Naval Reserve heading for NASA Hangar One. One block before the hangar, turn right onto Severyns Avenue. Building 126 is on your left at the end of the block. Please look for the overhead sign indicating the Computer History Museum.

Parking is available in any of the surrounding lots.