EO 440

As an EO document says, The EO Personal Communicator 440 and the EO Personal Communicator 880 are the industry's first fully integrated communications devices that combine the power of cellular phones, fax machines, and personal computers. The following specifications show EO's approach to this brand new hardware platforms:

AT&T EO Personal Communicator Specifications

Microprocessor

• AT&T Hobbit RISC-based processor
• EO 440: 3.3 volt, 20 MHz
• EO 880: 5 volt, 30 MHz

Memory

• 4 MBytes standard
• Expandable to 8 or 12 MBytes
• 8 MByte ROM card

Bundled Applications

• Pensoft Personal Perspective
• GO Mail
• GO FAX
• GO's PenTOPS and PenCentral
• EO Phone
• GO MiniNote
• EO Calc
• EO Lock
• EO Sound

Built-in Modem

• data
  • high-speed 14,400 bps
  • v32bis, v.42, v.42bis, MNP 2-5
  • cellular-ready
• FAX
  • 9600 bps
  • v.29 G3 fax send/receive

Electronic Mailbox

• Free subscription to AT&T EasyLink Mail for both fax and e-mail messages.

PC Connectivity

• PenTOPS/PenCentral allows exchange of information with IBM compatatible personal computers directly or remotely.

Screen

• EO440: high contrast, 110 dpi reflective LCD, 640 x 480 pixel resolution, screen size 5.9" x 4.3"
• EO880: backlit, 85 dpi LCD, 640 x 480 pixel resolution, screen size 7.6" x 5.7"

Built-in Ports

• Serial port to communicate between the EO and any IBM-compatible personal computer
• PC-AT parallel port connects to laser and dot-matrix printers and optional 1.44 MByte external floppy drive
• telephone jack
• keyboard port connects PS-2 keyboards for heavy data entry
• wireless communications module port for optional cellular and future wireless modules
• Type 2 PCMCIA slot (2 for EO880)
• power adapter port
• VGA (880 only)

Audio

• Built-in microphone and speaker allow voice annotation of documents

IC Card Expansion

• Type II PCMCIA slot (1 for EO440, 2 for EO 880)
• JEDEC standard DRAM card upgrade slot

Internal Storage Options

• 20 MByte hard drive (EO440 only)
• 64 MByte hard drive (EO880 only)
• one PCMCIA slot (two on EO880)

Power Options

• Standard battery pack
• Extended battery pack
• AC power adapter

Operating Time

• up to 4 hours (EO 440)
• up to 6 hours with the extended battery pack (EO 440)
• up to 2 hours (EO 880)
• recharges in 90 minutes, autoshutoff

Weight

• 2.3 lbs (EO 440)
• 4.0 lbs (EO 880)

Size

• EO440: 10.8" long x 7.1" wide x 0.9" high (main body)
• EO880: 13.0" long x 9.0" wide x 1.1" high (main body)