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several photos of an early functional prototype of the iPhone from 2005, revealing a device closer in size to a thick iPad mini than an iPhone.

That is not iPhone prototype, it was iPad prototype. You should know that iPhone in 2005 was not even in the plan, Apple was working on the iPad.
 
That is not iPhone prototype, it was iPad prototype. You should know that iPhone in 2005 was not even in the plan, Apple was working on the iPad.

And you know what apple was working on at that time?

Aple already had designed a phone by that time, and was very intrested in more modern designs that led to the iphone at that time.

So its probably corect that they were alrready testing the possibilities in 2005. You dont design/manufacture something from scratch in a year.
 
It seriously amazes me the amount of people who consider themselves "tech savvy" that cannot distinguish the difference.
It seriously amazes me the number who consider themselves "literate" and could not read where it said "serial port" in the text.
 
After reading users post I can tell that 95% of the users here have never seen prototypes during development. This is what working models look like in the digital world.
 
This is in line with statements from Apple execs during the Samsung trial that the iPhone originated in theory as the iPad, but was then designed to be a phone and released as such first. iDevices in tablet form were in development well before handhelds.
 
I love to see such an early unpolished prototype. It shows how it evolved, and how the screen was always the dominating part right from the start.

Obviously, when making a prototype, you don't care about the size and how it looks. It's about demonstrating functions, and you know you'll be able to make it small enough later, eventually…

Oh and 2 different types of USB ports and... a serial port?? WOW :D
 
In the PC world... that is called a serial port.

In the Mac world, it's called a serial port too. Anyone using scientific instruments, manufacturing equipment, or prototyping boards needs one.

I have four USB to DB9 adapters hanging out of my Mac mini right now.
 
Looks like a regular dev board to me. Used a few, yet never to build any thing as complex as an phone, let alone an iPhone with a full OS in it.

And look apple still used regular Philips head screws.

Now we need to see it run :D
 
It seriously amazes me the amount of people who consider themselves "tech savvy" that cannot distinguish the difference.

"Tech savy" doesn't mean you can tell VGA from Serial.

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What? "Copycats" have to do the same thing.

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After reading users post I can tell that 95% of the users here have never seen prototypes during development. This is what working models look like in the digital world.

They are familiar with the egos of developers and developer wannabes, though.
 
In the Mac world, it's called a serial port too. Anyone using scientific instruments, manufacturing equipment, or prototyping boards needs one.

I have four USB to DB9 adapters hanging out of my Mac mini right now.

He meant PC world as in Personal Computer world. This includes apple computers.

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"Tech savy" doesn't mean you can tell VGA from Serial.

If someone can't tell the difference then they are well below tech savvy. I have no problem with non tech savvy people. They keep the rest of us employed. They just shouldn't speak about computers if they have no idea what they're talking about. I would never talk about cooking because I don't know anything about it. So people like me keep the cooks of the world employed.
 
Why do I have a feeling this pic will be used in a future court date. "There's no way we copied the Galaxy Note! WE HAD A BIG ASS PHONE [PROTOTYPE] BACK IN THE DAY!"
 
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