Sharp
MC-G1

When it was launched in 1998, the Sharp Personal Mobile Communicator (PMC) MC-G1 was considered "one of the most innovative phones on the market." The device, developed in conjunction with Alcatel (who offered the near identical Alcatel One Touch Com), featured a 160 x 239 LCD monochrome resistive touchscreen which users could interact with using the integrated stylus or a fingernail. Sharp described the device as "a mobile multi-purpose assistant for people on the move". The MC-G1 combined a GSM mobile phone and personal organizer with an address book, calendar, notepad, an "internet/e-mail access tool", fax support, a PC companion, a personal assistant, an infrared interface and more. The device could be synchronised with Microsoft Outlook. It had a 350-kbyte memory, allowing to story about 100 E-mail messages, 300 names and addresses and 600 appointments. Additionally, it had three games and support for four languages.  Applications were built to support the device including a Stock Price Information Service and a Smart Form Development platform (see documents below).