Artemis' Bog Zola 2023-11-21T00:00:00+00:00 https://bog.necronomicon.fr/tags/retrocomputing/atom.xml 2023-11-21T00:00:00+00:00 2023-11-21T00:00:00+00:00 Unknown https://bog.necronomicon.fr/2023-11-21-futures-lost/

<p>I've just watched a small retrospective on the HTC Advantage, running on <a rel="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Mobile">Windows Mobile</a>, precursor to <a rel="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Phone">Windows Phone</a>, released just a year before the iPhone.</p> <p>From 2023, it looks like a Phone/PDA hybrid. Watching the retrospective, the enthusiastic explanations of the presenter, along with the stylus-powered demonstration, it was hard not to get lost in the fervor. Nevertheless, I was genuinely impressed by everything that could be achieved on this device, including tasks at which modern smartphones greatly struggle.</p>