[cctalk] Re: Wireless phone

2023-04-08 Thread Steve Lewis via cctalk
In the 1980's Annie, didn't Oliver Warbucks have a phone in his helicopter
car from the 1930s?  Maybe I'm remembering it wrong.

On Sat, Apr 8, 2023 at 12:14 PM ben via cctalk 
wrote:

> On 2023-04-08 8:27 a.m., Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 3, 2023, 9:40 AM ben via cctalk 
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I disagree, I decided to buy new computer game after about 20 years.
> >> The last game I played was Tomb Raider I. I like the explore type rather
> >> than the RPG games. Being muilt-platform the game has over 20 keys
> >> that map to game pad rather than keyboard.
> >>The game pad is more important the cell phone. If you can't play
> games
> >> (or in my case save the game) what use is the phone or a computer.
> >> I miss games like ADVERTURE.
> >> Ben.
> >>
> >
> > In that case the cable coming out of the gamepad is more important than
> the
> > gamepad itself because without the cable the signals from your fingers
> will
> > never get to the computer.
> >
> > No, I'm not serious, and neither so do I take the assertion above. My
> claim
> > is meant to be as dumb as Ben's.
> >
> > Sellam
>
> Well for stupid stuff, I claim the Smart phone is not needed at all.
> Just all marketing by APPLE and JAPAN. I think more game pads have sold
> than smart phones. You are half right, you can by a new game pad but will
> it plug in to the old machine, like a C64.
> Ben.
> PS: Mobile phones have long been around,as analog devices,for those that
> really need them.
> PPS. I have two phones and they have bell and number pad and a long cord.
> PPPS. The same goes for wifi, not really needed since the USB no
> computer had real I/O devices to connect mice,printers,networks.
>
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[cctalk] Re: Wireless phone

2023-04-08 Thread ben via cctalk

On 2023-04-08 8:27 a.m., Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:

On Mon, Apr 3, 2023, 9:40 AM ben via cctalk  wrote:



I disagree, I decided to buy new computer game after about 20 years.
The last game I played was Tomb Raider I. I like the explore type rather
than the RPG games. Being muilt-platform the game has over 20 keys
that map to game pad rather than keyboard.
   The game pad is more important the cell phone. If you can't play games
(or in my case save the game) what use is the phone or a computer.
I miss games like ADVERTURE.
Ben.



In that case the cable coming out of the gamepad is more important than the
gamepad itself because without the cable the signals from your fingers will
never get to the computer.

No, I'm not serious, and neither so do I take the assertion above. My claim
is meant to be as dumb as Ben's.

Sellam


Well for stupid stuff, I claim the Smart phone is not needed at all.
Just all marketing by APPLE and JAPAN. I think more game pads have sold 
than smart phones. You are half right, you can by a new game pad but will

it plug in to the old machine, like a C64.
Ben.
PS: Mobile phones have long been around,as analog devices,for those that
really need them.
PPS. I have two phones and they have bell and number pad and a long cord.
PPPS. The same goes for wifi, not really needed since the USB no 
computer had real I/O devices to connect mice,printers,networks.









[cctalk] Re: Wireless phone

2023-04-08 Thread Sellam Abraham via cctalk
On Mon, Apr 3, 2023, 9:40 AM ben via cctalk  wrote:

>
> I disagree, I decided to buy new computer game after about 20 years.
> The last game I played was Tomb Raider I. I like the explore type rather
> than the RPG games. Being muilt-platform the game has over 20 keys
> that map to game pad rather than keyboard.
>   The game pad is more important the cell phone. If you can't play games
> (or in my case save the game) what use is the phone or a computer.
> I miss games like ADVERTURE.
> Ben.
>

In that case the cable coming out of the gamepad is more important than the
gamepad itself because without the cable the signals from your fingers will
never get to the computer.

No, I'm not serious, and neither so do I take the assertion above. My claim
is meant to be as dumb as Ben's.

Sellam


[cctalk] Re: Wireless phone

2023-04-03 Thread ben via cctalk

On 2023-04-03 7:15 a.m., Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote:

On April 3, 1973 the first wireless phone call was made and Moore’s Law has
now led to the smart-phone being ubiquitous to our lives: Computer
technology and cell phone technology marching hand-in-hand.


  Happy computing and talking about it!


Murray 🙂

I disagree, I decided to buy new computer game after about 20 years.
The last game I played was Tomb Raider I. I like the explore type rather
than the RPG games. Being muilt-platform the game has over 20 keys
that map to game pad rather than keyboard.
 The game pad is more important the cell phone. If you can't play games
(or in my case save the game) what use is the phone or a computer.
I miss games like ADVERTURE.
Ben.




[cctalk] Re: Wireless phone

2023-04-03 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 4/3/23 08:46, Adrian Stoness via cctalk wrote:
> Aww the mts phones still find a few places in the world that use em still

Up until wide deployment of cellular communications, you could find an
MTS phone in most Real Estate agent's cars locally.

Recall also, at about this date, Philippe Kahn sent the first photo via
cellphone in 1997.

--Chuck




[cctalk] Re: Wireless phone

2023-04-03 Thread Adrian Stoness via cctalk
Aww the mts phones still find a few places in the world that use em still

Had one at my cabin till that got shut down in 2006 here In manitoba.

Also got one of the ones sherritt exploration had with a range that would
reach to the operator in selkirk from lynn lake mb



On Mon, Apr 3, 2023, 8:23 a.m. Paul Koning via cctalk 
wrote:

> That would be cell phone, right?  Wireless phones have been around for
> much longer, but those earlier ones weren't cellular.  The key innovation
> is seamless handoff between cells, as opposed to the call being tied to a
> particular base station for the duration.
>
> paul
>
> > On Apr 3, 2023, at 9:15 AM, Murray McCullough via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> > On April 3, 1973 the first wireless phone call was made and Moore’s Law
> has
> > now led to the smart-phone being ubiquitous to our lives: Computer
> > technology and cell phone technology marching hand-in-hand.
> >
> >
> > Happy computing and talking about it!
> >
> >
> > Murray 🙂
>
>


[cctalk] Re: Wireless phone

2023-04-03 Thread Gavin Scott via cctalk
Marty's book is pretty good...

https://www.amazon.com/Cutting-Cord-Phone-Transformed-Humanity/dp/194812274X

On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 8:23 AM Paul Koning via cctalk
 wrote:
>
> That would be cell phone, right?  Wireless phones have been around for much 
> longer, but those earlier ones weren't cellular.  The key innovation is 
> seamless handoff between cells, as opposed to the call being tied to a 
> particular base station for the duration.
>
> paul
>
> > On Apr 3, 2023, at 9:15 AM, Murray McCullough via cctalk 
> >  wrote:
> >
> > On April 3, 1973 the first wireless phone call was made and Moore’s Law has
> > now led to the smart-phone being ubiquitous to our lives: Computer
> > technology and cell phone technology marching hand-in-hand.
> >
> >
> > Happy computing and talking about it!
> >
> >
> > Murray 🙂
>


[cctalk] Re: Wireless phone

2023-04-03 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
That would be cell phone, right?  Wireless phones have been around for much 
longer, but those earlier ones weren't cellular.  The key innovation is 
seamless handoff between cells, as opposed to the call being tied to a 
particular base station for the duration.

paul

> On Apr 3, 2023, at 9:15 AM, Murray McCullough via cctalk 
>  wrote:
> 
> On April 3, 1973 the first wireless phone call was made and Moore’s Law has
> now led to the smart-phone being ubiquitous to our lives: Computer
> technology and cell phone technology marching hand-in-hand.
> 
> 
> Happy computing and talking about it!
> 
> 
> Murray 🙂