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   -=> Kurt Weiske wrote to Daniel <=-   
      
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    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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