[cctalk] Re: Wireless phone
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. > > > > > > >
[cctalk] Re: Wireless phone
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
