danie10, to technology
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The Internet Archive has hundreds of full usable Palmpilot apps that you can run in your browser

This really brings back memories, and I was even able to run the HanDBase app, which was a database app you could use to easily create a database with properly defined fields etc. The apps all run in proper Palmpilot or Palm OS emulators, so you do ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/the-internet-archive-has-hundreds-of-full-usable-palmpilot-apps-that-you-can-run-in-your-browser/

danie10, to retrocomputing
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Palm OS and the devices that ran it: Before smartphones, we had PDAs in our pockets, and Palm did them best

I remember my PalmPilot very well. I used its Graffiti handwriting recognition to take many memos and keep my life organised.

I’m pretty sure before the PalmPilot I only had fixed ROM organisers which had the standard notes, calendar, contact, et ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/palm-os-and-the-devices-that-ran-it-before-smartphones-we-had-pdas-in-our-pockets-and-palm-did-them-best/

#palmpilot #retrocomputing #technology

jnv, to retrocomputing French
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davidwilkins, to Palm
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Interesting retro tech find. I’m just having a bit of a clear-out and I came across this old translucent cased Palm IIIe. Long superseded product but I still think the case is cool. Dates back to about 1999 if Wikipedia is an accurate guide. I’ve long forgotten most of what I once knew about these so I’m not sure if the IIIe falls within the description PalmPilot, or whether they’re regarded as separate things.

Translucent cased Palm IIIe, closer view

aburka, to retrocomputing
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Just wondering... is there still a #PalmPilot #retrocomputing community?

topher, to Palm

No more internet-connected mobile smartphones.

Let's all switch back to Palmpilots.

Let's all reclaim our sanity back.

Let's re-embrace devices and software we actually liked that were easy enough to use, weren't inundated with big tech malware, and didn't make us want to throw them into a volcano daily.

drahardja, to random
@drahardja@sfba.social avatar

I used various Palm devices with this foldable keyboard and an IRdA modem regularly back in the 2000s. https://chaos.social/@inlovewithpda/111416608966408453

sgt1372,
@sgt1372@sfba.social avatar

@drahardja

#PalmPilot

I still have my old Palm Pilot and folding keyboard somewhere. I never throw anything away. 😎

tcely, to android
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I'd seriously love to see a project to run Palm software on Android smartphones.

Does anyone know of such a thing already existing?

#PalmPilot #HandSpring #Android #AOSP

#QT - https://feddit.ch/comment/3243868

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caseynewton, to random
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It's Hard Fork Friday! This week, tech billionaires try to do the impossible — build houses in California. Plus: how I'm using an AI note-taking app to test out ideas https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/podcasts/the-secretive-billionaires-building-a-tech-utopia-caseys-external-brain-hatgpt.html

marxistvegan,
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@caseynewton the #PalmPilot was an awesome device!!

root42, to retrocomputing
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Gaze upon my new smartphone! Well, making phone calls is a bit tricky, but isn’t that usually so with smartphones?

itnewsbot, to earthquake
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iosam, to Palm

I guess I can finally get organized... (and possibly even help AMC with their "Oppenheimer" IMAX projections 😂👉https://www.theverge.com/23801118/imax-movie-palm-pilot-oppenheimer )

chartier, to random
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In order to show #IMAX films, projectionists need an old #PalmPilot m130, even an emulated one.

This is an interesting story about modern film tech colliding with retro hardware to make it work. #Oppenheimer

https://www.theverge.com/23801118/imax-movie-palm-pilot-oppenheimer

ApproachingSteed, to random
@ApproachingSteed@mstdn.social avatar

LOL, 2002 palm pilot’s sent to all theaters playing ‘Oppenheimer’ in 70mm because it syncs sound and keeps the film moving at a consistent pace?

Um, shouldn’t there be an app for that? I have questions.

https://www.theverge.com/23801118/imax-movie-palm-pilot-oppenheimer

thevglibrary, to Tamagotchi
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New to ! 📚

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