Comment on IBM Simon (1994): the original smartphone, explained in its own ad [video]Comments−shortformblog25dI have one of these that was donated by a reader. I've never been able to get it to work because its battery (its infamous Achilles heel) would not charge.If anyone has any ideas I'm all ears. I've never written about it in any depth.−NetMageSCW25dI have one in my basement somewhere but I haven’t tried to power it in years. I think it used Nicad batteries so the pack could probably be rebuilt?−JKCalhoun25dI see no reason you couldn't hack an external power supply to run the device. You just need specs on the battery and a bench power supply.
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I have one of these that was donated by a reader. I've never been able to get it to work because its battery (its infamous Achilles heel) would not charge.
If anyone has any ideas I'm all ears. I've never written about it in any depth.
I have one in my basement somewhere but I haven’t tried to power it in years. I think it used Nicad batteries so the pack could probably be rebuilt?
I see no reason you couldn't hack an external power supply to run the device. You just need specs on the battery and a bench power supply.