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AlphaSmart, Inc. was an education technology company founded by Apple Computer engineers Joe Barrus and Ketan Kothari, and Kothari's brother, Manish, in the early 90's. At the time of their initial release in 1993, the first AlphaSmart models were marketed as smart keyboards designed to promote writing in the classroom as an alternative to expensive computer labs. The units' durability, long battery life, and limited functionality made them ideal for K-12 classrooms. Later models expanded functionality to spell-checking, running applications, and accessing wireless printers.

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  • AlphaSmart, Inc. was an education technology company founded by Apple Computer engineers Joe Barrus and Ketan Kothari, and Kothari's brother, Manish, in the early 90's. At the time of their initial release in 1993, the first AlphaSmart models were marketed as smart keyboards designed to promote writing in the classroom as an alternative to expensive computer labs. The units' durability, long battery life, and limited functionality made them ideal for K-12 classrooms. Later models expanded functionality to spell-checking, running applications, and accessing wireless printers. After their initial public offering in 2004, AlphaSmart, Inc. was quickly acquired by Renaissance Learning, Inc. in 2005. The last AlphaSmart branded device, named the Neo 2, was released by Renaissance Learning in 2007. 6 years later in late September 2013, production of all AlphaSmart branded devices was discontinued. While AlphaSmart no longer exists as a brand, a cult following of distraction-free writers has kept a healthy secondhand market for Alphasmart devices alive to this day. In August 2022, Freewrite, a manufacturer of single purpose distraction-free writing tools such as the Hemingwrite and the Traveler, revived the alphasmart.com domain for the release of a product called the Freewrite Alpha. (en)
  • AlphaSmart war eine Marke von tragbaren, batteriebetriebenen Textverarbeitungs-Tastaturen, die von NEO Direct (vormals Renaissance Learning, davor AlphaSmart, ursprünglich Intelligent Peripheral Devices) hergestellt wurden. Die Fertigung der Geräte wurde Ende September 2013 eingestellt, bestehenden Benutzern wird vom Unternehmen aber weiterhin Support und Software angeboten. (de)
  • AlphaSmart deritzo testuak prozesatzeko bateriadun teklatu eramangarri bati, NEO Direct Inc. enpresak sortua (lehenago beste izen hauek izan zituen enpresak: Renaissance Learning, Inc, AlphaSmart, Inc., Intelligent Peripheral Devices, Inc.). 2013ko irailaren amaiera ezkero, ez da egiten marka horren modelorik, nahiz eta oraindik ere enpresak eskaini zerbitzua eta softwarea erabiltzaileei. Azken aldian kultuzko marka bihurtzen ari da bat ere distrakzio barik idatzi nahi duten idazle eta kazetari zenbaiten artean, teklatuak ez dauka-eta ez Internetik, ez eta bestelako arreta-zurrupatzailerik ere, ohiko ordenagailuetan aurki daitezkeenak. Oraindik ere eBay online-dendan eros daiteke. (eu)
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  • AlphaSmart war eine Marke von tragbaren, batteriebetriebenen Textverarbeitungs-Tastaturen, die von NEO Direct (vormals Renaissance Learning, davor AlphaSmart, ursprünglich Intelligent Peripheral Devices) hergestellt wurden. Die Fertigung der Geräte wurde Ende September 2013 eingestellt, bestehenden Benutzern wird vom Unternehmen aber weiterhin Support und Software angeboten. (de)
  • AlphaSmart deritzo testuak prozesatzeko bateriadun teklatu eramangarri bati, NEO Direct Inc. enpresak sortua (lehenago beste izen hauek izan zituen enpresak: Renaissance Learning, Inc, AlphaSmart, Inc., Intelligent Peripheral Devices, Inc.). 2013ko irailaren amaiera ezkero, ez da egiten marka horren modelorik, nahiz eta oraindik ere enpresak eskaini zerbitzua eta softwarea erabiltzaileei. Azken aldian kultuzko marka bihurtzen ari da bat ere distrakzio barik idatzi nahi duten idazle eta kazetari zenbaiten artean, teklatuak ez dauka-eta ez Internetik, ez eta bestelako arreta-zurrupatzailerik ere, ohiko ordenagailuetan aurki daitezkeenak. Oraindik ere eBay online-dendan eros daiteke. (eu)
  • AlphaSmart, Inc. was an education technology company founded by Apple Computer engineers Joe Barrus and Ketan Kothari, and Kothari's brother, Manish, in the early 90's. At the time of their initial release in 1993, the first AlphaSmart models were marketed as smart keyboards designed to promote writing in the classroom as an alternative to expensive computer labs. The units' durability, long battery life, and limited functionality made them ideal for K-12 classrooms. Later models expanded functionality to spell-checking, running applications, and accessing wireless printers. (en)
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  • AlphaSmart (en)
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