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Obsolete Pocketable Computing

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Welcome to the Obsolete Pocketable Computing!

Everything about early days of pocketable computing, before the world surrendered to Apple/Google duopoly, goes here. Cellphones, PDAs, and palmtops are welcome! Let's celebrate the diversity of mobile operating systems!

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New addition: Toshiba E800, the first Pocket PC PDA with a VGA screen (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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[โ€“] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

There was a PocketPC/Windows CE port of Doom, so. Yes.

(I had a Dell Axim X50v which also had a VGA screen, and for a very brief moment in time was the undisputed king of handheld computers. Those were the days.)