Updated on 23 May 1996 by ausweb96@scu.edu.auAusWeb96 - Example Theme

The Web in your briefcase, or, experiences with a portable Web

Ken Yap ken@syd.dit.csiro.au

Ken says about his paper:
"Although the work presented in this paper is not research---my major
interest is in broadband digital media (see http://www.syd.dit.csiro.au/projects/dimmis)---but a system administration task that had to be done to support a business activity, the concept of a portable Web client poses many interesting issues. I have often wished for a handheld Web browser so that I can access catalogs, timetables, schedules, etc whereever I may find myself. Not all of us can afford, or indeed want to be wired up like that technofan from MIT Media Lab who has a portable computer and wireless modem in his pocket, and mini-screen on his spectacle frame. Most of us would have a Portable Digital Assistant that has sporadic contact with the Net. Given this scenario, what kind of software will we need to provide the quality of information retrieval we are used to with desktop browsers?

Ken says that he would like to get attendees to "thinking about future applications for roaming Web clients. What if we mix in some technologies that are getting affordable, like GPS? No idea too wierd to consider."



Updated on 23 May 1996 by ausweb96@scu.edu.au
AusWeb96 - The Second Australian World Wide Web Conference, 7th to 9th of July 1996, at the Conrad Jupiters Hotel, Gold Coast, Australia. Contact: Ms Julie Burton, Norsearch Conference Services at Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia. Phone (066) 20 3000 (From outside Australia +61 66 20 3000) Fax: (066) 22 1954 (From outside Australia +61 66 22 1954). Email: ausweb96@scu.edu.au.