James Bartlett :terminal:<p>I just realized that I've had my <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@xdadevelopers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>xdadevelopers</span></a></span> account for almost 18 years!</p><p>I originally registered an account on <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/XDADevelopers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XDADevelopers</span></a> because it was the go-to forum for <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/modding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modding</span></a> 1st gen <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartphones</span></a> like the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HTCBlueAngel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HTCBlueAngel</span></a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Blue_Angel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Blue</span><span class="invisible">_Angel</span></a>) and <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HTCWizard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HTCWizard</span></a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Wizard" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Wiza</span><span class="invisible">rd</span></a>), which were my 1st and 2nd smartphones respectively, back in the early-mid <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/noughties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noughties</span></a>.</p><p>They ran <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/WindowsMobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsMobile</span></a>, and they featured a slide-out <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/QWERTY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QWERTY</span></a> keyboard for relatively fast and precise thumb-typing, a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ResistiveTouchscreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistiveTouchscreen</span></a> w/ built-in <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/stylus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stylus</span></a> for taking handwritten notes and drawing pictures, and a rear-facing camera for shooting digital photos on the go. They even came with a mobile version of the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MicrosoftOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftOffice</span></a> suite, and you could synchronize your documents, spreadsheets, calendar, and contacts with your laptop or desktop by simply dropping the phone into its <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> cradle.</p><p>This was all several years before <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a> and <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> came along. Dang, now I feel even older than usual. 😅</p>