an "institutional computer" (Score 1)

I am a stroke survivor. the palm form factor was just becoming ubiquitous when I was in rehab. I saw many applications for what I thought of as an "institutional computer", one they hand you at the door of the institution. in addition to the obvious (and not so obvious) communications uses. (I had a roommmate who spoke only thai. needless to say the staff did not, such a computer could also be used to provide you info on your condition, and be used to track your progress and help you with the ADLs of rehab (going to rehab is not unlike going to school, with many classes you need to keep track of.) such a machine would have to be what I think of as sony yellow and/or "pukeproof". at the time I believed these machines would be nigh on to pure "moore's law machines" and drop by half in price every year, making handing them out at the door viable. but manufacturers have opted for feature-itis, and killed a market segment.