Smarter Phones: Journey to the Palm-Sized Computer

Few could imagine what a handheld computer would look like—or
even do. But a trio of visionaries saw where computing was
headed. To succeed in this new frontier, though, they would need
to create everything from scratch, and throw out the conventional
wisdom on hardware.


  Their creation, the PalmPilot, went on to break sales
records. It showed the world what was possible and it helped
people realize that the value in tech was shifting once again.
But when the tech bubble burst and new competitors entered the
market, Palm’s grip on the handheld computing industry began to
slip.


   If you want to read up on some of our research on
smart phones, you can check out all our bonus material over at
redhat.com/commandlineheroes. You’ll find extra content for every
episode. 


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