#Palm#WebOS, at the time it was developed mainly for smartphones, had this rather simple approach of “give me your logins, I’ll build a unified local stream of all your interactions on social networks” and I sometimes think it’s time to bring that concept back. #activitypub but with translators/connectors where needed. #Serverless. Locally on your device.
v0.3 of Heffalump (a Mastodon client for PalmOS) is out now! This release (finally) adds the ability to view your own past toots, as well as replies (to both your own and others' toots).
I was able to beam a memo from one Palm to the other... Probably the first time I've ever done that! (Because 25 years ago I didn't know anyone else with a Palm who I had met in person.)
I don't know that I can connect these to a computer since I don't have sync cables, and... would they even work on a modern computer?
Rescued yet another old smartphone (Palm Treo) whose rubery plastic has become sticky/goo-ey (de-polymerization) by using an ultrasonic bath with Tickopur TR14, a chemical intended for removing flux residue from circuit boards #retronetworking#palm#gsm
🌴✋ Palm. Just like BlackBerry, once synonymous with the personal digital assistant. First acquired by U.S. Robotics, then by 3Com, and later by HP, which ultimately retired the brand name in 2011.
"#Palm#Harbor#Village" in - yes, #Medford, #Oregon - is one of the latter. Zero palms, no harbor, and the village is just a patch of mobile homes adjoining a busy freeway.
Though an all time fave is #Eagle Court if you know that it was renamed from Gay Court.
Interesting retro tech find. I’m just having a bit of a clear-out and I came across this old translucent cased Palm IIIe. Long superseded product but I still think the case is cool. Dates back to about 1999 if Wikipedia is an accurate guide. I’ve long forgotten most of what I once knew about these so I’m not sure if the IIIe falls within the description PalmPilot, or whether they’re regarded as separate things.
Successfully saved this #Palm III from battery cancer. It had a couple rotting AAA batteries. Did a quick tear down, used who’ve vinegar on all the metals and plastics that had battery rot on them. Battery compartment needed a little CA glue, used glass cleaner on the screen, the. Gave all the plastics a once over with IPA and Q-Tips especially in all the title seams. Working great. #retrocomputing
tenmyouji on the PalmDB discord just released a working 2FA app for PalmOS! It's installed on my Professional and is showing correct codes after setting it up for discord 2FA
AI chatbots become more sycophantic as they get more advanced (archive.is)
If a person says they believe an objectively false statement, AIs tend to agree with them – and the problem seems to get worse as models get bigger
Floudpilot-emu 1.8.15 (A PalmOS emulator for the web ) (github.com)
A PalmOS emulator for the web. Contribute to cloudpilot-emu/cloudpilot-emu development by creating an account on GitHub.