My Q is were there digital handheld devices before 1993.

I believe Rio was one of the first, but Atul was acclaimed to have been a part of the first thru Maycom I believe -

I only remember micro-cassettes - The Voice Recorder set a precedent; as noted The First.

PP was security related but a seed to apple i agree,, more like IMO Actel or TI.

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