Webbooks (a
portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words[web
Web most often refers to:
* Spider web, a silken structure created by the animal
* World Wide Web or the Web, an Internet-based hypertext system
Web, WEB, or the Web may also refer to:
Computing
* WEB, a literate programming system created by ...](_blank)
and
notebook computer) are a class of laptop computers such as the
litl, Elonex and Coxion webbook computers.
The word may also refer to books that are available in HTML on the
web
Web most often refers to:
* Spider web, a silken structure created by the animal
* World Wide Web or the Web, an Internet-based hypertext system
Web, WEB, or the Web may also refer to:
Computing
* WEB, a literate programming system created by ...
. and th
NIST Chemistry WebBook a scientific database of chemical properties maintained by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. NIST's activities are organized into physical sci ...
.
The word may also refer to The WebBook Company of Birmingham, Michigan, which planned to deliver a Net computer based on the
PSC1000 RISC processor (then and now also known as the ShBoom) designed by
Charles H. Moore
Charles Havice Moore II (born 9 September 1938), better known as Chuck Moore, is an American computer engineer and programmer, best known for inventing the Forth programming language in 1968. He cofounded FORTH, Inc., with Elizabeth Rather in ...
.
[
CNET]
"WebBook preps $700 Net device"
1996
Legal issues
was filed by Robert & Colleen Kell of
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
on 18 November 2008. The application was deemed abandoned on Aug. 23, 2009.
See also
*
Netbook
Netbook was a commonly used term that identified a product class of small and inexpensive laptops which were sold from 2007 to around 2013. These machines were designed primarily as cost-effective tools for consumers to access the Inte ...
*
Tablet computer
A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package. Tablets, being comput ...
References
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Mobile computers
Electronic publishing