The front of the Palm Pilot is a large LCD screen. It's touch-sensitive, which allows you to enter and manipulate data. You do that with a little rubber pen that comes with the unit. What makes this little device so ingenious is it's handwriting recognition program. After a little practice, you can write on the screen and it will interpret your scribblings into actual text.
Experienced users can enter data just as quickly as if they had written on normal paper.
The Palm Pilot can also synchronize the data with your computer through a base unit you set it in. Save long distance bills. From the Pro News 7 Tech Center, I'm Eric Spellmann.