The eponymous first model was the first IBM PC–compatible palmtop computer capable of running MS-DOS at CGA resolutions.

The Poqet PC is comparable to the HP 95LX/HP 100LX/HP 200LX and the Atari Portfolio handheld computers.

The main difference between the Poqet PC Classic and the Prime was the expansion of RAM from 512 to 640 KB and enhancement of the power management features.

An amateur radio hobbyist who uses a Poqet has found a way to make a suitable adapter.

It was immediately recognized as a milestone in portable computing when PC Magazine awarded the Poqet PC development team (Ian H. S. Cullimore, John P. Fairbanks, Leroy D. Harper, Shinpei Ichikawa, Stavro Evangelo Prodromou) its coveted Technical Excellence Award for 1989.

[4] The same device that PC World called "one of the 50 greatest gadgets of the last 50 years"[5] had a very short lifespan, from only about 1989-1994.

A Cherry Hill, NJ business, Disks 'n' Data, once had a stock of Classics and Pluses.