...Poget PC 286 DOS palmtop, sometimes by headlamp sitting out Hawaiian rainstorms in my tent.) But in 1998, entrepreneurial importers began offering high-end models straight from Japan that delivered Pentium-strength productivity in packages that could always have at hand, with little more effort than carrying a PDA.

Despite their James Bond appeal, those Japanese imports were slow to win converts because they didn't have the power, peripherals or support of their shoulder-wrenching cousins. Since then, however, such ultralights have gradually won acceptance. Sony (sony.com), Sharp (shar pusa.com), Toshiba (toshiba.com) and others sell and support domestic versions, while IBM (ibm.com) has convinced IT managers that truly portable computers have a place in their fleets.

Portable infrastructure

As time goes on, ultralights get more powerful in terms of processors, memory, battery life,...

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