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A personal digital assistant module with a local CPU, memory, and I/O interface has a host interface comprising a bus connected to the local CPU and a connector at a surface of the personal digital assistant for interfacing to a bus connector of a host general-purpose computer, providing direct bus

A personal digital assistant module with a local CPU, memory, and I/O interface has a host interface comprising a bus connected to the local CPU and a connector at a surface of the personal digital assistant for interfacing to a bus connector of a host general-purpose computer, providing direct bus communication between the personal digital assistant and the host general-purpose computer. In an embodiment, the personal digital assistant also stores a security code. The personal digital assistant according to the invention forms a host/satellite combination with a host computer having a docking bay, wherein upon docking a docking protocol controls access by the host to memory of the personal digital assistant based on one or more passwords provided by a user to the host. In another embodiment the personal digital assistant also has an expansion port connected to the local CPU, and expansion peripheral devices may be connected and operated through the expansion port. Docking structures and cooling apparatus and methods are disclosed.

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A digital assistant system, comprising: a digital assistant having a CPU, a memory connected to the CPU by a bus, a power supply, a display, input apparatus, and a host interface comprising a host interface bus coupled to the CPU and to an interface connector; a host computer having a host CPU, a do

A digital assistant system, comprising: a digital assistant having a CPU, a memory connected to the CPU by a bus, a power supply, a display, input apparatus, and a host interface comprising a host interface bus coupled to the CPU and to an interface connector; a host computer having a host CPU, a docking bay adapted for receiving and docking the digital assistant, a host bus coupled to the CPU and to a host interface connector in the docking bay compatible with the interface connector of the digital assistant, and control routines for managing communication with the docked digital assistant; and at least one heat sink structure in the docking bay with translation apparatus for moving the heat sink structure into contact with the docked digital assistant during a portion of time the digital assistant is docked.