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.
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Early 2005 iPhone Prototype Looked More Like a Thick iPad Mini
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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.
As usual, Android copies Apple! Samsung Note is a ripoff of the original iPhone!
Awesome
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.
This prototype is very similar to the s3c2440 dev kits available.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320592151714
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320592151714
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.
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
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
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
And look apple still used regular Philips head screws.
Now we need to see it run
"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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They are familiar with the egos of developers and developer wannabes, though.
He meant PC world as in Personal Computer world. This includes apple computers.
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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.