Obsolete Pocketable Computing

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rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 27 days ago

PSA: I will be putting my entire collection of cellphones and PDAs on display at VCFB 2026 in Berlin

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PSA: I will be putting my entire collection of cellphones and PDAs on display at VCFB 2026 in Berlin

rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 27 days ago

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rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 10 months ago

New addition: Toshiba E800, the first Pocket PC PDA with a VGA screen

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New addition: Toshiba E800, the first Pocket PC PDA with a VGA screen

rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 10 months ago

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rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

This noble delegation will represent the pioneers of mobile Linux and UNIX in my brief history adventure presented at VCFB 2025

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This noble delegation will represent the pioneers of mobile Linux and UNIX in my brief history adventure presented at VCFB 2025

rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

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rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

found my old Compaq C140 Windows CE pocket computer (1997)

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found my old Compaq C140 Windows CE pocket computer (1997)

rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

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rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

PSA: my short presentation on history of Linux and UNIX operating systems in pocketable computing landscape is scheduled at VCFB 2025

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PSA: my short presentation on history of Linux and UNIX operating systems in pocketable computing landscape is scheduled at VCFB 2025

rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

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rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

This landed in my mailbox yesterday. Won an auction on one Sony Clié, got 2 Palm PDAs instead. Not a bad exchange, I must say.

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This landed in my mailbox yesterday. Won an auction on one Sony Clié, got 2 Palm PDAs instead. Not a bad exchange, I must say.

rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

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rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

Managed to connect and login on a RaspberryPi over a null-modem from my Psion 5mx.

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Managed to connect and login on a RaspberryPi over a null-modem from my Psion 5mx.

rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

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rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

Premium foldable palmtop running Series60 UI on top of Symbian 9.x, one of its kind. This is Nokia E90.

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Premium foldable palmtop running Series60 UI on top of Symbian 9.x, one of its kind. This is Nokia E90.

rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

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dcooksta26@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Blackberry 9850 Torch

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Blackberry 9850 Torch

dcooksta26@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

Motorola ZINE ZN5, a hi-end cameraphone from 2008 running Linux

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Motorola ZINE ZN5, a hi-end cameraphone from 2008 running Linux

rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

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rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

Found this in my mail yesterday.

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Found this in my mail yesterday.

rcmd@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

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