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[Thread] Apple computer, phone and tablet prototypes by German designer, Hartmut Esslinger. 1980s (lemmy.likes.cat)

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[–] grue 13 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Damn, that phone prototype is crazy-small for the 1980s -- it looks like a Motorola Razr V3 (2004)!

Even if it were just a cordless landline phone (with less demanding hardware than a cellular phone), battery size would be a problem because lithium-ion hadn't been invented yet. I'm not sure Ni-Cd batteries that thin ever existed.

[–] Jesus_666 5 points 10 hours ago

Probably intended to run on a pair of CR2032s or something. With an uptime of two days idle.