Handholding

Handholding

From Crossed Wires by James Bilsbrough & Jae Bloom

September 9, 2024 · 1h 40m · Episode 79

About this episode

The episode explores the evolution of handheld computing before the dominance of iPhone and Android, featuring discussions with guests about their experiences and memories.

Do you remember when smartphones weren't just running Apple or Google's OS, when you really did need a stylus to do anything, and when the very idea of connectivity to the Internet was a expensive affair involving PCMCIA, CompactFlash, or SD based adaptors? Our panel does! Joining us once again are the wonderful Dan Vincent, Sean (aka. Action Retro), and Steve (aka Mac84) to dive into the world of handheld computing before the iPhone and Android era. We try to stay on topic, which proves a challenge with Sean's unusual definitions of handhelds cropping up along the way. What are your handheld computing memories, where you in camp Palm or firmly in the Pocket PC / Windows CE... pocket? We'd love to hear from you, so please send us a note to podcast@crossedwires.net, or why not come join the discussion on our Discord server. If you liked this episode or any of our content, we’d greatly appreciate any little bit of support you can throw our way over at our Ko-Fi page. Affiliate Promotion "Don't you people backup? I backup, and I don't even know what backing up means!" - Nicola Murray, Secretary of State for the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship If you have any kind of…

People in this episode

Hosts: James Bilsbrough, Jae Bloom

Guests: Dan Vincent, Sean, Steve

Topics covered

  • handheld computing
  • smartphones
  • technology history
  • PCMCIA
  • CompactFlash
  • SD adaptors
  • backup strategies

Keywords

  • handheld devices
  • smartphone history
  • technology evolution
  • PCMCIA
  • backup
  • stylus
  • connectivity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, Google, Palm, Pocket PC, Windows CE, Minecraft

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