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05/04/2001 Archived Entry: "The University of South Dakota becomes first in U.S. to provide Palm Handhelds for first-year students"

The University of South Dakota becomes first in U.S. to provide Palm Handhelds for first-year students (5/3/2001)
Handhelds to Go to Incoming Undergraduates and First-year Law and Medical Students
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. In a move that puts it at the forefront of mobile technology use on campuses, The University of South Dakota (USD) today announces it will provide Palm™ handheld computers to all first-year undergraduate students as well as first-year law and medical school students. The initiative, the first in the United States to provide the use of handheld computers by undergraduate students, takes place beginning with the 2001-2002 academic year and affects approximately 1,300 students.