[Community] The first "Smartphone"...
Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
hns at goldelico.com
Sun Jan 26 22:05:01 CET 2014
Am 26.01.2014 um 20:47 schrieb Ryan de Laplante:
> On Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:05:14 PM Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
>> Am 26.01.2014 um 15:40 schrieb Walter Brill:
>>> Ryan de Laplante wrote:
>>>> I have a working IBM Simon with original box & manual in my collection of
>>>> vintage computers. It's a really neat device, way ahead of its time.>
>>> He's is still alive:
>>> <http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/bibuxton/buxtoncollection/
>>> detail.aspx?id=40>
>> Cool UI!
>>
>> Well, couldn't someone write an emulator (e.g. using Qt and FSO [1])? We
>> have both in Debian repositories.
>>
>> This would be a nice "gimmick" for the GTA04 default installation replacing
>> LXDE...
>>
>> BR,
>> Nikolaus
>>
>> [1] http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/fso-gsmd-gta04
>
> There are two IBM Simons for sale on eBay right now...
I have looked... are those prices real? It appears as if a GTA04 or Neo900 is a bargain...
BR,
Nikolaus
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