Word: pocketing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Meantime, while the North Carolina school was being ridiculed for suspending a six-year-old, a jury ordered a San Francisco school district to pay $500,000 ($6,000 to come from the principal's own pocket) to a girl who had endured months of sexual taunts from a sixth-grade classmate. The school had argued that fear of a lawsuit by the boy's parents prevented it from taking disciplinary action. Next time, it's safe to say, the school will err on the side of strict enforcement, even if it means being pilloried on the Today show. Says...
...Robotics, a company known for its compact and reliable modems, is bidding to change that with Pilot ($299 to $369; 800-881-7256), a palmtop that stuffs all the dream functions of a pocket computer--scheduling, to-do lists and an address book--into a box the size of a memo pad. The 5.7-oz. organizer is the first to take that essential step from nifty techno-gadget into the realm of real-world utility...
...turned a couple of Pilots over to a test panel of TIME readers. The machines got a double thumbs up. David Yarmosky, a TIME subscriber from Beltsville, Maryland, used the one-touch link between PC and Pilot to store a full day's notes and appointments in his pocket. Steve Korovich of Woodhaven, New York, was pleased with Pilot's simple iconic interface. "I liked the machine," Korovich said. "It ran quite smoothly...
Unlike its predecessors, the Pilot costs under $300, making it much more affordable for the average consumer. The price is kept low by emphasizing basic functionality. While expensive PDAs like the Newton fared poorly, consumers gobbled up pocket organizers like Sharp's Wizard and Casio's B.O.S.S. because they did the basics right: they kept your schedule and phone numbers and made both accessible at the touch of a button...
...carry a little card around in my pocket called the 10th Amendment. Where possible, I want to give power back to the states and back to the people," said the former Kansas senator...