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Birth of the Pilot PDA

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the little-history-lesson dept.

Sabah Arif writes "Braeburn has published an in depth history of how Palm Computing transformed itself from a software company that published software for the Zoomer and Newton, into a hardware company with the wildly successful Pilot in 1996."

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  1. Braeburn? by rossdee · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    AFAIK Braeburn is a type of apple (the fruit not the computer) variety #4103 We grow a lot of them in New Zealand.

    But this story doesnt seem to be anything to do with either apples (fruit of computer) and is not exactly news.

  2. Nostalgia for an age yet to come by dot.solipsist · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This seems to be a day of reminiscence for self... Before visiting Slashdot this morning to indulge in the history of the Pilot, I read a rather long piece on the legacy of Suck.com.

    Perhaps now I should visit the True Story of Audion for a complete and well-rounded dose of nostalgia.

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  3. Re:As a record store owner... by smchris · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I believe the last time this was posted verbatim, we had decided it was astroturf from the RIAA.

  4. The name Palm Pilot by ectotherm · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Always struck me as reminiscent of Pee Wee Herman's big embarrassment. "Yeah, the guy is a regular 'Palm Pilot'..." Love the product though!

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  5. Re:I thought Linus was supposed to be free? by PunkOfLinux · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    May I I congratulate your shitty grammar?

    Anyone who can't speak proper english cannot claim to be successful.

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