Hewlett-Packard Jornada 720

Datasheet legend
Ab/c: Fractions calculation
AC: Alternating current
BaseN: Number base calculations
Card: Magnetic card storage
Cmem: Continuous memory
Cond: Conditional execution
Const: Scientific constants
Cplx: Complex number arithmetic
DC: Direct current
Eqlib: Equation library
Exp: Exponential/logarithmic functions
Fin: Financial functions
Grph: Graphing capability
Hyp: Hyperbolic functions
Ind: Indirect addressing
Intg: Numerical integration
Jump: Unconditional jump (GOTO)
Lbl: Program labels
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
LED: Light-Emitting Diode
Li-ion: Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
Lreg: Linear regression (2-variable statistics)
mA: Milliamperes of current
Mtrx: Matrix support
NiCd: Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable battery
NiMH: Nickel-metal-hydrite rechargeable battery
Prnt: Printer
RTC: Real-time clock
Sdev: Standard deviation (1-variable statistics)
Solv: Equation solver
Subr: Subroutine call capability
Symb: Symbolic computing
Tape: Magnetic tape storage
Trig: Trigonometric functions
Units: Unit conversions
VAC: Volts AC
VDC: Volts DC
Years of production: 2000- Display type: Dot matrix
New price: $899.00 Display color: 65536 colors
    Display technology: TFT color LCD
Size: 3½"×7½"×1" Display size: 640×240
Weight: 18 oz
    
    Entry method: N/A
Batteries: F1262-80001 lithium-ion 7.5V 1.5A Advanced functions: N/A
External power: 12VDC Memory functions: N/A
I/O: RS-232, infrared, PCMCIA, CompactFlash, modem, smartcard    
    Programming model: Win32 API
Precision: N/A Program functions: N/A
Memories: 32 MB
 Program display: N/A
Program memory: N/A
 Program editing: N/A
Chipset:   Forensic result:  

j720.jpg (64352 bytes)The Jornada 720 is one of the latest Windows CE handheld PCs from Hewlett Packard. The result of 10 years of evolution that began with the HP-95LX, the Jornada 720 is a superbly capable machine. Equipped with a keyboard that's usable to a ten-fingered typist that I am, a built-in modem, 32 MB of memory, a bright, high quality color display, and the application suite that comes with Windows CE 3.0, it is surprisingly useful. Shortly after I acquired one, I began using it daily, for replying to e-mails, writing notes, and the like.

Alas, the Jornada 720, just like other Windows CE machines, is not programmable. No native development tools exist for this machine. That is not to say that you can't write code for it (as a matter of fact, I wrote several applications for it myself, including a telnet utility), but the development tools are cross-platform; they run on a regular Windows PC, only the object code is downloaded to the handheld.