What is Dana?

Dana is the true alternative to the laptop. It combines the convenience and affordability of a hand-held device with the ergonomic benefits of a lightweight notebook computer. Alphasmarts innovative use of Palm OS technology gives students a unique learning and writing platform that fosters participation in the classroom. Dana makes both teaching and learning rewarding, more effective, and fun!

Even Smarter, just as easy.

Following in the footsteps of the Alphasmart 3000, Dana continues the tradition of ultra-light portability and fundamental simplicity. In addition, Alphasmart has incorporated advanced features that were previously the exclusive domain of expensive laptops. Dana gives you: the ability to enter information by keyboard, stylus, or touch-screen; direct printing to USB or IrDA-enabled printers; horizontal or vertical screen orientation; two expansion slots for memory, SD (secure Digital) or Multimedia cards; file compatibility with many popular PC applications like Microsoft Word or Excel; and more.

Welcome to the world of Palm OS.

Palm OS is the leading platform for mobile computing. Because Dana is fully compatible with the Palm OS, you can run thousands of different applications, many of which are directly relevant to the classroom. With Dana and Palm OS your students can improve test scores, and increase their interest in learning.

The true cost of education.

For schools across the country, the high purchase cost and the impact of ongoing maintenance make desktop solutions impractical. Often the desktop PC is simply overkill. With Dana, students focus more on learning and not the operation of the computer.