EO Personal Communicator

The EO was an early commercial tablet computer created by AT&T, released in April 1993. Officially named the AT&T EO Personal Communicator it was more similar to a large personal digital assistant, and competed against the Apple Newton. The unit was produced in conjunction with the Matsushita, Olivetti and Marubeni corporations.

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Tablet computer - Personal digital assistant - Apple Newton - Matsushita - Olivetti - Marubeni

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Among the EO customers AT&T claimed were: The New York Stock Exchange, Andersen Consulting, Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, FD Titus & Sons and Woolworths.

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EO, Inc., 52 percent owned by AT&T, shut down operations on July 29, 1994 after failing to secure the funding to continue.

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July 29 - 1994

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