Simon WillisonApr 9, 2023

I wish I could remember what it felt like when smartphones started to take off

Was it obvious that within a few years vast numbers of people would have an internet-connected computer in their pockets, and it would have a seismic impact on society?

(Yes, this is about AI)

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@simon I had a t68i with the attached external camera. It was possible to send images via MMS. Then I bought a P800 and the first Xperia. I just liked tech gadgets (I had also a cheap Bluetooth headset) and I had a job to buy them. Similarly a few yeara before I bought a laptop. I didn't really taught about what will be the future, I just assumed it will happen (like for personal computer, internet, or mobile phones). Looking back it happened, faster than home computers
Apr 9, 2023 at 7:12pmTusky