Thomas Fuchs thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
Oct 12, 2026, 7:36 PMunfortunate that the IBM WatchPad never made it past the prototype stage
(yes they really made these prototypes)
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Ken McLeod_the_cloud@mastodon.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:53 PM@thomasfuchs Mind blown. My first thought was "heh, someone must've installed Linux over whatever OS it originally came with..." but no! These were designed to run Linux on an ARM V7 processor, with 8MB RAM.
macshomemacshome@hachyderm.ioOct 12, 2026, 9:23 PM@thomasfuchs That looks like a tiny card reader on the bottom of the bezel.