Subj : Re: /marco polo /gemini
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Daniel
Date : Tue May 19 2020 18:27:00

-=> Kurt Weiske wrote to Daniel <=-

 -=> 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.

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

Not too sure man.

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

They have a USB -> HDMI that does that very thing. Keyboard/mouse on bluetooth
and you're set. The gemini has two type C connectors. One for charging, the
other for video output so you can charge while it is on display. It's hella.

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

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

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

That's gone now. Blackberry is now a cybersecurity outfit.

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

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

The current blackberry models are modern smartphones. They do 3g, 4g/lte, etc.
The one i had was a sprint LTE model.

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

The punkt also has a lte connection that allows hotspotting.

Daniel Traechin

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