News <News@Groups.com> wrote:

> > learn your history, the term PDA came directly from Apple.
>
> That term is significant, why? It represents a product phase, at best.

correct, and I'm not disputing that. my comment is that the term PDA
which is still in use today came from Apple, and while no PDA today has
the "A" (Assistant) feature that the newton had, it still remains the
acronym used by many to categorize a certain class of device.