An overview of the PARCTAB ubiquitous computing experiment

Author

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

Author_Institution

Xerox, PARC, USA

Volume

2

Issue

6

fYear

1995

fDate

12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

28

Lastpage

43

Abstract

The PARCTAB system integrates a palm-sized mobile computer into an office network. The PARCTAB 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 article describes the ubiquitous computing philosophy, the PARCTAB system, user interface issues for small devices, and our experience in developing and testing a variety of mobile applications

Keywords

context-sensitive languages; data communication; mobile communication; notebook computers; office automation; optical communication; wireless LAN; PARCTAB ubiquitous computing experiment; Xerox PARC; casual interaction; computing environment; context sensitivity; office network; palm-sized mobile computer; spatial arrangement; user interface issues; Application software; Computer networks; Gold; Home appliances; Local area networks; Mobile computing; Optical computing; Pervasive computing; System testing; Ubiquitous computing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Personal Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9916

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/98.475986

Filename

475986