<s>
The	O
IBM	B-Device
Simon	I-Device
Personal	O
Communicator	O
(	O
simply	O
known	O
as	O
IBM	B-Device
Simon	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
touchscreen	B-Device
PDA	B-Application
designed	O
by	O
International	O
Business	O
Machines	O
(	O
IBM	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Mitsubishi	O
Electric	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
smartphone	B-Application
"	O
was	O
not	O
coined	O
until	O
1995	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
Simon	B-Device
's	O
features	O
and	O
capabilities	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
retrospectively	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BellSouth	O
Cellular	O
Corp	O
.	O
distributed	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
Simon	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
between	O
August	O
1994	O
and	O
February	O
1995	O
,	O
selling	O
50,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Simon	B-Device
Personal	O
Communicator	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
or	O
PDA	B-Application
to	O
include	O
telephony	O
features	O
(	O
make	O
phone	O
calls	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
advances	O
in	O
MOSFET	B-Architecture
(	O
metal	B-Architecture
–	I-Architecture
oxide	I-Architecture
–	I-Architecture
semiconductor	I-Architecture
field-effect	I-Architecture
transistor	I-Architecture
,	O
or	O
MOS	B-Architecture
transistor	I-Architecture
)	O
technology	O
enabling	O
smaller	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
chips	O
and	O
the	O
proliferation	O
of	O
wireless	O
mobile	O
networks	O
,	O
IBM	O
engineer	O
Frank	O
Canova	O
realised	O
that	O
chip-and-wireless	O
technology	O
was	O
becoming	O
small	O
enough	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
handheld	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
debuted	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
device	O
,	O
code	O
named	O
"	O
Sweetspot	O
"	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
COMDEX	O
computer	O
and	O
technology	O
trade	O
show	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
Nevada	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sweetspot	O
prototype	B-Application
combined	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
and	O
PDA	B-Application
into	O
one	O
device	O
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
make	O
and	O
receive	O
telephone	O
calls	O
,	O
facsimiles	O
,	O
emails	O
and	O
cellular	B-Application
pages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
only	O
did	O
the	O
prototype	B-Application
have	O
many	O
PDA	B-Application
features	O
including	O
a	O
calendar	O
,	O
address	O
book	O
and	O
notepad	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
demonstrated	O
other	O
digital	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
maps	O
,	O
stocks	O
and	O
news	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
widely	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
day	O
after	O
Sweetspot	O
's	O
debut	O
,	O
USA	O
Today	O
featured	O
a	O
photo	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
page	O
of	O
the	O
Money	O
section	O
showing	O
Frank	O
Canova	O
,	O
IBM	O
's	O
lead	O
architect	O
and	O
inventor	O
of	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
holding	O
the	O
Sweetspot	O
prototype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
very	O
successful	O
prototype	B-Application
demonstration	O
at	O
COMDEX	O
,	O
IBM	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
commercial	O
product	O
,	O
code	O
named	O
"	O
Angler	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IBM	O
device	O
was	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Mitsubishi	O
Electric	O
,	O
which	O
integrated	O
features	O
from	O
its	O
own	O
wireless	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
(	O
PDA	B-Application
)	O
and	O
cellular	O
radio	O
technologies	O
while	O
building	O
the	O
IBM	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BellSouth	O
executives	O
gave	O
the	O
finished	O
product	O
its	O
final	O
name	O
,	O
"	O
Simon	B-Device
Personal	O
Communicator	O
"	O
,	O
before	O
its	O
public	O
debut	O
at	O
the	O
Wireless	O
World	O
Conference	O
in	O
November	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BellSouth	O
Cellular	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
begin	O
selling	O
Simon	B-Device
in	O
May	O
1994	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
software	O
,	O
the	O
Simon	B-Device
did	O
not	O
become	O
available	O
to	O
consumers	O
until	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BellSouth	O
Cellular	O
initially	O
offered	O
the	O
Simon	B-Device
throughout	O
its	O
15-state	O
service	O
area	O
for	O
US$899	O
with	O
a	O
two-year	O
service	O
contract	O
or	O
US$1099	O
without	O
a	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
and	O
receive	O
cellular	O
phone	O
calls	O
,	O
Simon	B-Device
was	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
faxes	O
,	O
e-mails	O
and	O
cellular	B-Application
pages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Device
featured	O
many	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
address	O
book	O
,	O
calendar	O
,	O
appointment	O
scheduler	O
,	O
calculator	O
,	O
world	O
time	O
clock	O
,	O
electronic	O
notepad	O
,	O
handwritten	O
annotations	O
,	O
and	O
standard	O
and	O
predictive	O
stylus	O
input	O
screen	O
keyboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
liquid-crystal	B-Device
display	I-Device
(	O
LCD	B-Device
)	O
and	O
has	O
PC	B-Architecture
Card	I-Architecture
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
internal	O
hardware	O
includes	O
the	O
Vadem	B-Device
VG230	I-Device
(	O
CMOS	B-Device
)	O
system-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
from	O
NEC	O
,	O
MOS	B-Architecture
random-access	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
(	O
RAM	B-Architecture
)	O
chips	O
from	O
Sony	O
and	O
Hitachi	O
,	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
(	O
floating-gate	B-Algorithm
MOS	I-Algorithm
)	O
chips	O
from	O
Intel	O
and	O
Hitachi	O
,	O
and	O
Cirrus	O
Logic	O
modem	B-Application
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Simon	B-Device
was	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
charging	O
base	O
station	O
,	O
a	O
nickel-cadmium	O
battery	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
protective	O
leather	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optional	O
was	O
a	O
PCMCIA	B-Architecture
pager	B-Application
card	O
designed	O
by	O
Motorola	O
,	O
an	O
RS-232	O
adapter	O
cable	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
PC-Link	O
to	O
access	O
files	O
from	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
RJ11	O
adapter	O
cable	O
to	O
allow	O
voice	O
and	O
data	O
calls	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
over	O
POTS	O
land-lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Simon	B-Device
used	O
the	O
file	O
system	O
from	O
Datalight	O
ROM-DOS	O
along	O
with	O
file	O
compression	O
from	O
Stacker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
created	O
a	O
unique	O
touch-screen	B-Device
user	O
interface	O
for	O
Simon	B-Device
;	O
no	O
DOS	O
prompt	O
existed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
user	O
interface	O
software	O
layer	O
for	O
Simon	B-Device
was	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Navigator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Simon	B-Device
could	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
run	O
third	O
party	O
applications	O
either	O
by	O
inserting	O
a	O
PCMCIA	B-Architecture
card	I-Architecture
or	O
by	O
downloading	O
an	O
application	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
internal	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PDA	B-Application
Dimensions	O
developed	O
"	O
DispatchIt	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
aftermarket	O
,	O
third-party	O
application	O
developed	O
for	O
Simon	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DispatchIt	O
application	O
costs	O
were	O
US$	O
2,999	O
for	O
the	O
host	O
PC	O
software	O
and	O
US$299	O
for	O
each	O
Simon	B-Device
software	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
