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"Nokia, for example, had lots of nice Linux handheld devices before IPhone." True, and their partnership with Microsoft killed them all. When the 770 came out
by squarefoot 7y ago
"Nokia, for example, had lots of nice Linux handheld devices before IPhone."
True, and their partnership with Microsoft killed them all. When the 770 came out I bought it almost immediately; it was more like an expensive toy (1), but years before the first iPhone was being introduced it showed how Nokia had the technology ready.
(1) there was a way to navigate Google Maps (or how was called back then) from this mobile device before any Android and iPhone devices were produced. A small utility (forgot the name, sorry) allowed the download of Google maps as tiles, georeference and rearrange them in a bigger map on storage memory, so that thanks to an external GPS receiver paired to the 770 via Bluetooth I could have my Tomtom-like screen perfectly useable with maps of the entire city.
Oh, and the LCARS themed home screen was absolutely gorgeous!:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwXBPjLdJnU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwXBPjLdJnU