cross-posted from: https://mamot.fr/users/thibaultamartin/statuses/113879452911907737

Palms were offline devices that only synced with your computer when put on a docking station.

You could read and reply to emails offline, book or cancel meetings, and sync with your computer later. The latest versions allowed you to snap pictures and listen to your music.

No servers running constantly. No data spilled everywhere. Days worth of battery on a single charge.

The future stole our cables, and it took our attention span and our privacy with it.

#privacy #offline #data

  • Dr. Unabart
    9•10 days ago

    I had the Palm VII, which had a mobile data connection and an antenna you would flip up. I felt like a god. When i “upgraded” to the Compaq ipaq i felt that the world was my oyster!

    Now i hate my phone.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•10 days ago

      I had the Palm VII, which had a mobile data connection and an antenna you would flip up. I felt like a god.

      The Palm VII was the first device that was even theoretically obtainable by me (I didn’t buy one because shit was expensive yo) that could provide mobile internet access in a form factor I considered usable.

      I lusted over it like I’d lusted over no device before.

      • Dr. Unabart
        2•9 days ago

        It feels like i didn’t have the VII for a solid year before the service got turned off. The iPAQ had a docking sleeve for a cf wireless card. That was when i felt like a mad pimp. 🤓