3Com Ergo Audrey
3Com Ergo Audrey
Manufacturer3Com
Model Number3C8300
Year2000
CategoryNon-Apples
LocationWorkshop
StatusCollection
ConditionWorking
RarityRare
Date AcquiredJan 1, 2001
Last Powered OnNov 14, 2024
Historical Notes

The 3Com Ergo Audrey, released in 2000, was historically significant as one of the most visible attempts to popularize the “internet appliance” idea: a simple, room-specific device meant for email, web access, calendars, and household communication rather than full PC computing. It ultimately became more important as a symbol of that short-lived pre-smartphone vision of the connected home, since 3Com discontinued it within a year, but collectors still remember it as a distinctive and unusually forward-looking dead end in consumer tech history.

Specifications
CPU200 MHz Geode GX 1
RAM32MB
Display TypeLCD
Resolution640x480
OSQNX
Original BoxYes
Accessories
  • Original Box
  • Keyboard
  • Power Supply
  • Stylus
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