In the late ’90s and early 2000s, PDAs or personal digital assistants were very popular, and many people fondly remember the “pocket computers” that paved the way for the proliferation of smartphones.
In a moment of pure nostalgia, archivist Jason Scott has created an online PDA emulator using Palm OS, the operating system from Palm, that gives old users a chance to remember the assistant or even present it to those who have never heard of it. . Check below:
Hey, so don’t tell anyone, but for the holidays, possibly next week, I’m announcing the PalmPilot emulation on the Internet Archive. All currently working items need explanations so it’s not quite ready. Don’t tell anyone, okay? https://t.co/ye9z4iTPsx pic.twitter.com/0SNRVJw0Kp
— Jason Scott (@textfiles) 24 November 2022
The emulation mimics the PalmPilot, released in 1997 as the company’s second-generation PDAs, and is available on the Internet Archive. It has about 560 programs such as DopeWars, Graffiti and SpaceTrader as well as basic applications such as browser, calculator and email manager.
in an interview for BoundaryScott explained that it took almost six months to build the project in the digital library, and there is still more to be done, especially when it comes to more unknown apps without descriptions and metadata.
How to use PDA emulator?
If you are wondering how these assistants are, you can access the PalmPilot emulation via this link. And while the software may run smoothly on a PC, it’s worth opening it on your mobile phone to get a nostalgic taste of a technology that dominated the market prior to US consolidation. iOS and android🇧🇷
Source: Tec Mundo
