Sunday, 21 April 2019

How the humble pocket calculator morphed into the smartphone

quote [ The first computing device that would actually fit in your pocket was the Cal Tech, a 1967 prototype created by Texas Instrument.
Hewlett-Packard’s HP-65 came with  differential equations, stock prices, statistics
In January, 1992, Apple Computer announced the Newton MessagePad, coined the phrase “personal digital assistant.”
The Ericsson R380, in November 2000, was the first touchscreen smartphone to be the same size and weight as a regular cellphone.
On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs made pocket computing history.
“Today,” he said, “Apple is going to reinvent the phone.” ]

I bought my first calculator in 1975 for $29. Recommend checking link referred to in article
https://twitter.com/PulpLibrarian/status/1030830856720527360?s=09

Did you catch "Editor’s note: By popular request, this story has been updated to include a paragraph on the PalmPilot."
[SFW] [science & technology] [+5 Interesting]
[by yunnaf]
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ubie said @ 3:22am GMT on 22nd April
Won't lie, the Apple Newton is the only Apple product I have actually listed over.

ubie said @ 3:36am GMT on 22nd April
Won't lie, the Apple Newton is the only Apple product I have actually lustted over.

ubie said @ 3:36am GMT on 22nd April
Won't lie, the Apple Newton is the only Apple product I have actually lusted over.


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ubie said @ 3:22am GMT on 22nd April
Won't lie, the Apple Newton is the only Apple product I have actually lusted over.



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