![]() ![]() Maybe you worked at Palm or Microsoft on these platforms, maybe you know people who did, you name it. The applications you used, the hacks you performed, interesting anecdotes, memories of coding for these platforms, and so on. So, why am I announcing this series? Simple – I want to know about your experiences with these platforms. However, If I do manage to get my hands on a Newton, it will most definitely be included in this series – that thing fascinates me to no end. In other words, it’s not special because it was a ‘first’. Third, unlike some people want you to believe, the Newton was not the first PDA, not the first pen input device, and not the first device with handwriting recognition. Second, unlike PalmOS and Windows Mobile, the Newton didn’t actually sell very well. First, I don’t own a Newton and have no idea how to buy one without handing over a kidney. One PDA staple you’re missing here is the Apple Newton. Inconsistent, confusing, and badly in need of a built-in task manager, but at the same time, extremely versatile, powerful kind of like a toddler on coffee with too many toys, surrounded by sharp table corners. Windows Mobile – probably gets a lot more hate than it deserves. Limited, crash-prone, and unstable, but at the same time endearing, cute kind of like a little puppy that isn’t housetrained yet. ![]() PalmOS – probably loved more now than back when it was current. My thesis is that iOS, Android, and other smartphone operating systems today are standing on the shoulders of these two giants – two giants which today have almost been entirely forgotten. ![]() This is only the very first article in a series of articles about the PDA – focussing on both PalmOS and Windows Mobile, the two most successful PDA operating systems. I will have none of that, and my PDA collection begs to differ too. Yes, if you were to believe the web, iOS and/or Android invented everything when it comes to mobile operating systems. This effect was subtle at first, but now, it’s everywhere. While the parties in this war fight it out in the US court system, the web has latched onto this conflict like a starved leach to a nice juicy ankle, and this focus on just iOS and Android has had a rather unpleasant side effect. Today, the technology world is gripped by what can only be described as a dirty war between iOS on one side, and Android on the other. ![]()
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