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-=> Daniel wrote to August Abolins <=-


 Da> https://www.www3.planetcom.co.uk/gemini-pda

 Da> I ordered it out of the UK during a black friday sale. It was 25% off +
 Da> free shipping. Couldn't pass that up. I retired my trusty Palm Pilot
 Da> Tungsten T5 for good when it came in. I just now wiped off a layer of
 Da> dust as it sits on one of my network switches.

That does look awesome. How's the battery life?

I've wanted to make a phone into a laptop replacement, with some of the new 
cloud apps and a Bluetooth keyboard it's almost possible. A clamshell 
palmtop with bluetooth and a cellular radio would be killer.

I was smitten with the IBM Palmtop from Japan, the Toshiba Libretto, and to 
a lesser extent the Atari Portfolios and HP 95/100/200lx designs.

 Da> smartphone in the meantime and filed an insurance claim about a month
 Da> later due to a travel schedule and insurance wouldn't cover it since
 Da> the damage was too old. I vowed never pay for phone insurance again.
 Da> But I miss that sexy ass blackberry. What a great keyboard.

I remember those Blackberry years - I spent years with the model with the 
7290, then the Pearl, then a Curve, then one of the newer touchpad models. 
loved the keyboard, but I borrowed a iPhone 3GS from work and never looked 
back.

Loved the Blackberry Enterprise Server - I could tell it *only* to notify me 
if certain people emailed. Saved on a lot of distraction. Getting android to 
do the same is tricky; the Samsung app has a feature to accomplish this but 
Gmail doesn't.

 Da> Ref: https://blackberrymobile.com/us/product/blackberry-keyone/
 Da> Ref: https://www.punkt.ch/en/products/mp02-4g-mobile-phone/

There are a handful of similar sized phones on Amazon, not sure which ones 
support 3G networks, but I've always had a thought of going with a feature 
phone and cutting out all of the apps. Use the phone just to communicate.

I used to have an old Nokia 3100 Classic I'd keep around to try out - the 
Punkt is a hell of a lot cooler looking. I'd need a Montblanc pen and a 
leather journal to go with it.  :)


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