The Gadgets Page

Here is a video from the Internet Archive about Comdex 1996. It was made by Computer Chronicles:

It runs about a half hour and talks about the following:

• All-in-Wonderboard from ATI
• Windows CE handhelds: Casio and Compaq
• Apple: eMate 300 and Newton
• 11″-15″ LCD screens from Sceptre
• The Flopico from Mitsubishi
• Microsoft Office 97: Added Outlook and the Office Assistant (the dreaded paperclip)
• Netscape Communicator and Constellation: A desktop management program
• Digital Cameras with 24 bit color and VGA resolution from Sony and Ricoh
• Photo Editing Software: Ixel Photo
• Video Editing Software: Trinity from Play, Inc.

Also, here is a transcript of the keynote speech from Comdex 1996 by Bill Gates:

• Bill Gates Speech Transcript – Comdex 1996

That concludes our trip down memory lane. Comdex 1996 was fun and I enjoyed it fully. All of it makes me excited to go to CES next year.