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Microsoft Bob (1995-1996) PDAs tube-powered portable radios of theMicrosoft Bob Microsoft Bob, launched on March 10, 1995, for approximately $99, was an ambitious but ill fated "social interface" designed to replace the standard Windows desktop with a familiar home environment for novice users. Instead of navigating menus and folders, users interacted with a virtual living room where clicking a calendar on the wall opened the scheduler and a pen on a desk launched the word processor. The experience was guided by a