<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Envoy	I-Application
Personal	O
Wireless	O
Communicator	O
was	O
a	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
initially	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
by	O
Motorola	O
in	O
summer	O
1994	O
but	O
delayed	O
and	O
then	O
available	O
for	O
public	O
sale	O
in	O
February	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
built	O
to	O
run	O
General	O
Magic	O
's	O
Magic	B-Application
CAP	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
it	O
combined	O
wireless	O
,	O
telephone	O
,	O
and	O
infrared	O
modems	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
PDA	B-Application
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Rubin	O
led	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Envoy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistants	I-Application
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
PDA	B-Application
's	O
)	O
were	O
electronic	O
handheld	O
organizers	O
that	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
to	O
communicate	O
via	O
email	O
,	O
manage	O
calendars	O
,	O
store	O
contact	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
manage	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
PDAs	B-Application
include	O
the	O
Newton	O
MessagePad	O
released	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
the	O
Palm	O
Pilot	O
released	O
by	O
Palm	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Envoy	I-Application
was	O
a	O
particularly	O
notable	O
PDA	B-Application
in	O
view	O
of	O
its	O
built-in	O
wireless	O
communication	O
capability	O
and	O
its	O
well-received	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
thus	O
referenced	O
by	O
some	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
predecessor	O
of	O
the	O
modern	O
day	O
smartphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Envoy	I-Application
included	O
a	O
Motorola	O
Dragon	O
I/68349	O
microprocessor	O
,	O
4	O
MB	O
of	O
read	O
only	O
memory	O
(	O
ROM	O
)	O
,	O
1	O
MB	O
of	O
random	O
access	O
memory	O
(	O
RAM	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
LCD	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Envoy	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
PDAs	B-Application
to	O
operate	O
the	O
Magic	B-Application
CAP	I-Application
software	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
built-in	O
wireless	O
communications	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
screen	O
of	O
Magic	B-Application
CAP	I-Application
displayed	O
a	O
desktop	O
having	O
a	O
phone	O
icon	O
,	O
Rolodex	O
icon	O
,	O
Postcard/writing	O
instrument	O
icon	O
,	O
notebook	O
icon	O
,	O
and	O
calendar	O
book	O
icon	O
,	O
thus	O
simulating	O
real-world	O
productivity	O
tools	O
used	O
by	O
many	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Envoy	I-Application
provided	O
a	O
convenient	O
way	O
to	O
utilize	O
communication	O
data	O
without	O
a	O
wired	O
connection	O
but	O
,	O
ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
Envoy	O
was	O
held	O
back	O
by	O
its	O
high	O
cost	O
of	O
ownership	O
.	O
</s>
