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Obsolete Pocketable Computing

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Premium foldable palmtop running Series60 UI on top of Symbian 9.x, one of its kind. This is Nokia E90. (infosec.pub)
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Hitting the shelves at the same time as the first iPhone, it offered much more flexibility and boasted many business oriented features carrying the legacy of the Communicator series.

More pictures here: https://museum.tiredsysadmin.cc/SYMBIAN/Series_60/Nokia_E90

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[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I miss physical keyboards. This time was just great for so many choices.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Agreed. I had an N900 instead of this, but the sentiment is the same. Never forget what Steve Jobs and his stupid black turtleneck took away from us.

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago

These are quite cool, I have a couple. Unfortunately not of much use nowadays