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The Parctab Ubiquitous Computing Experiment

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Mobile Computing

Part of the book series: The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science ((SECS,volume 353))

Abstract

The ParcTab system integrates a palm-sized mobile computer into an office network. This project serves as a preliminary testbed for Ubiquitous Computing, a philosophy originating at Xerox PARC that aims to enrich our computing environment by emphasizing context sensitivity, casual interaction and the spatial arrangement of computers. This paper describes the Ubiquitous Computing philosophy, the ParcTab system, user-interface issues for small devices, and our experience developing and testing a variety of mobile applications.

This work was supported by Xerox and ARPA under contract DABT63-91-C-0027. Portions of systems described here may be patented or patent pending.

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  1. Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California, USA

    Roy Want, Bill N. Schilit, Norman I. Adams, Rich Gold, Karin Petersen, David Goldberg, John R. Ellis & Mark Weiser

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Want, R. et al. (1996). The Parctab Ubiquitous Computing Experiment. In: Imielinski, T., Korth, H.F. (eds) Mobile Computing. The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 353. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-29603-6_2

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