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Palms were offline devices that only synced with your computer when put on a docking station. (fedia.io)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://mamot.fr/users/thibaultamartin/statuses/113879452911907737

Palms were offline devices that only synced with your computer when put on a docking station.

You could read and reply to emails offline, book or cancel meetings, and sync with your computer later. The latest versions allowed you to snap pictures and listen to your music.

No servers running constantly. No data spilled everywhere. Days worth of battery on a single charge.

The future stole our cables, and it took our attention span and our privacy with it.

#privacy #offline #data

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Palm were fine device :)

Also. Airplane mode on a smartphone and the. BAM. New age palm pilot.

How many apps fully work offline, at least without regular connection to check 'your authorization to use the app'? The moment one turns the phone back on, all data that were kept on it are being uploaded.