Email and Personal Digital

Assistant
Group Members:
Moya Masters
Emilio Kong
Jordaine Nicholas
Charley Morgan
Sash-Nicole McIntosh
Background of Email

• The earliest email was very similar to simply leaving a note on someone's
desk. At first, an email was simply a message that was placed in another
user's file directory, in an area where they would be able to see it when they
logged in. The first email system of this kind was the one used at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1965. The system was known as
MAILBOX. Another similar program that was used at the time to send
messages was referred to as SNDMSG.

• Eventually, computers evolved and were able to communicate with each

other over networks. This caused the email system to become a bit more
complex as now a specific address needed to be indicated so that electronic
messages got to the correct address. A man by the name of Ray Tomlinson is
actually credited with inventing the modern email system that we know
today.
• Once Tomlinson came up with the email system, it began to grow
rapidly in popularity. By the mid to late 1970s, software was
developed to organize email by a man named John Vittal.
Eventually, the internet was developed and the use of email
continued to grow. Currently more than 600 million people around
the world use email as a means of communication. As the World
Wide Web continued to grow, email also continued to grow, with
providers such as Hotmail, Yahoo, and Google offered free email
accounts.
Advantages of using Email

• Email is a free tool- Once you are online, there is no further expense that
you need to spend on in order to send and receive messages.

• Email is quick- Once you have finished composing a message, sending it

is as simple as clicking a button. Email, especially if an email system is
integrated into the network, is sent, delivered and read almost immediately.

• Email is simple- It is easy to use. Once your account is set up, composing,
sending and receiving messages is simple. Also, email allows for the easy
and quick access of information and contacts.
Disadvantages of using Email

• Email could potentially cause information overload- Some

messages may be dismissed or left unread, especially if there are a
lot coming in and the network has not integrated some sort of email
alert system into the computers at work.
 
• Email lacks a personal touch- While some things are better off
sent as written and typed messages, some things should be verbally
relayed or written by hand in a note or letter.

• Email can be disruptive- Going through each email can be

disruptive to work as it does require a bit of time. This disruption is
decreased through the utilization of an email alert system.
Pictures of E-mail
Background of PDA

• The first massively successful PDA was the Palm Pilot, first released in 1996. It did not
feature a keyboard, as some present-day models do, but a screen with touch-selectable
function icons and written character recognition. There was a small suite of control buttons
at the bottom edge of the unit designed to be pressed by the user’s thumbs. So successful
was the Palm Pilot that in many parts of the world the trademarked phrase “Palm Pilot” is
a synonym for PDA, much as the brand name “Kleenex” is a synonym for facial tissue.

• In the late 1990s and early 2000s, PDA sales ballooned. The BlackBerry was
introduced in 1999 and swiftly became the most popular PDA to date. (As of
late 2005, it had about a quarter of total PDA market share.) Wireless
Internet connectivity became standard, and the line between “smart
phones” and PDAs became blurred both technologically and marketwise.
Color screens, cameras, and the many other features named above were
swiftly added.
Advantages of using Personal Digital Assistant

• Availability – One of the primary preferences of possessing a PDA is the

capacity to stay in contact with individuals through email, text informing
and telephone. Since PDAs are so convenient and networks so broad,
clients can take them anyplace.
• Association – Another advantage of possessing a PDA is expanded
association. Schedule and rundown applications make it simple to monitor
arrangements, make notes in a hurry and document past discussions or
other information.
• Status – For some PDA clients, the gadget has the additional advantage of
meaning a specific status. Organization gave PDAs might be held for more
significant level representatives and can come to connote a place of power
or significance. For individual clients, having the most recent PDA might
be an indication of riches or innovative information.
Disadvantages of using Personal Digital Assistant

• Cost – One of the greatest hindrances of a PDA is the expense. Other than paying
for the gadget itself, most PDAs require the purchaser to buy in to a utilization
contract. This includes a month to month bill and the chance of overage charges if
the client outperforms his designated free telephone minutes or information limits.

• Interruption – PDAs may likewise turn into an interruption when they’re not
satisfying an authentic need. The capacity to be constantly associated can prompt
sat around riding the Web, settling on telephone decisions or messing around.
Some business clients whine of being “available to come in to work” when their
colleagues and bosses can reach them whenever.

• Restricted in Scope – PDAs are restricted in degree. They are neither PC

substitutions nor would they be able to be successfully used to supplant mobile
phones. PDAs are not furnished to manage miniature preparing capacities.
Pictures of PDA’s