What people call “phones” nowadays should really just be called “computers”.
Or, if you want to be specific, maybe “pocket computer” or “mobile pocket computer”.
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Calling modern (mobile pocket) computers “phones” reminds me of when cars were called “horseless carriages”, and locomotives were called “iron horses”.
#Computers #MobilePhones #MobilePocketComputers #PocketComputers
Given the era in which I entered #computing, I've always been partial to #PocketComputers. But of the many I've used, these are all that remain in my collection.
Technically, the HP-41CX and the HP-28S are pocket calculators, but I consider them pocket computers, given their capabilities.
@nytpu @claudiom @kelbot @gemlog @goosey @ParadeGrotesque @dibi58 @Maya Thanks for sharing @gemlog and @claudiom! Interesting that you still use graffiti, gemlog! :-)
As if that last video wasn't enough, I did a longer test drive of the Z22 in this next video! #palm #pda #vintagecomputing #palmos #palmpda #pocketcomputers #retrocomputing https://youtu.be/1zbBnd8oMBE
For this video I wanted to give a quick overview about my small but reliable and powerful Palm Z22 PDA which I received as a Christmas gift in 2005. I find i...
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amen zwa, esq.
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