Zach Steindler

GitHub: https://github.com/steiza
Website: https://coffeehousecoders.org

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2026-07-18 16:07:45 GMT

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Closing out the collection is the Sony CLIÉ PEG-NX70V (2002). It's only 8 years older than the HP 200 LX, but it can play MP3 and videos with an ARM v5 processor. It also has a 0.3 megapixel camera (!) giving a peek a what the future of handheld computing would hold. #retrocomputing
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2026-07-18 16:04:16 GMT

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Don't call it vintage! The Sony CLIÉ PEG T-615 (2002) is "only" 24 years old. But with a color screen, you might mistake for a more contemporary device. #retrocomputing
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2026-07-18 15:50:22 GMT

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Crossing over into the 21st century is the Sony CLIÉ PEG T-415 (2001). It has a 320x320 display with 4 bits of grayscale, but still the somewhat feeble green electroluminescent background. This devices is quite small and lightweight, and made a great everyday device. #retrocomputing
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2026-07-18 15:46:18 GMT

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Another popular device is the GameBoy Color (1998). It's got a color screen that can show a dazzling 56 colors at the same time (out of a 15 bit color space), but no backlight. I don't have a way to run custom programs on this device (yet?) #retrocomputing
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2026-07-18 15:39:08 GMT

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Next is a crowd favorite, the Palm III from 1998. It has a smaller 160x160 display, single color, and an electroluminescent backlight that's feeble, but better than nothing. Incredibly, you can patiently tap out C programs in the memo application, and compile and run them with PocketC. #retrocomputing
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2026-07-18 15:25:29 GMT

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First up is the HP 200LX from 1994. It (shockingly) runs MS DOS 5 off of 2 AA batteries with a 8 MHz 80186 processor. It has a CGA screen with 2 bit color and no backlight. #retrocomputing
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2026-07-18 15:19:54 GMT

I'm all set up at Southeast Michigan Vintage Compute Club #retrocomputing #semvcc. I'm showing a range of handheld / palmtop computers with rapidly advancing screen technology from 1994 to 2002.
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