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maniacattack 2011-02-11 19:31

Re: Just bought 2 extra N900s...
 
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Originally Posted by afaq (Post 942976)
Been thinking of doing the same thing. Good deal. N900 might be the last great Nokia device. Though I am excited by Meego. A back street experimental OS is very exciting.

No need to be excited about meego its dead since nokia chose windows os as their main OS for any future phones.

So it wouldnt be a bad idea to get a second N900.

Copernicus 2011-02-11 19:54

Re: Just bought 2 extra N900s...
 
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Originally Posted by n900faniam (Post 943047)
would be better of buying atari's (remember them..........died in the 80's). I love my N900 but today's announcement in the death knell for maemo

Heh, I've still got a 1040ST and a Mega 4 ST sitting up in my attic. :)

But honestly, Linux is a different beast entirely. My first Linux box was a wonderful Micron PC I got when I finally gave up on my Ataris. Micron, of course, stopped making PCs more than a decade ago, but I'm still using all the same programs I had back then; in fact, most of them run on the N900.

Maemo/Meego may have just suffered a setback, but unlike corporate hardware and software, Linux is immortal. The ideas and algorithms will still be sitting out there even if Nokia abandons the idea of selling open-source cell phones. Eventually, somebody will pick them up.

And besides, how long can it be before end users can just start pulling hardware off the shelf and start building their own home-brew phones? :)

TiagoTiago 2011-02-14 22:21

Re: Just bought 2 extra N900s...
 
I got feeling years from now the N900 will become a colectors item, a cult device, being sold for several thousands at auctions, kinda like old home computers and video game consoles.

pocale 2011-02-15 06:57

Re: Just bought 2 extra N900s...
 
Smart move. I am planning to get a spare too, in case of something happens to this... and the second one could be a sandbox for devel-sw.

skalogre 2011-02-15 08:13

Re: Just bought 2 extra N900s...
 
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Originally Posted by Dr. Drips (Post 942902)
It's starting to remind me to the Amiga

I am feeling sad now. I loved my old miggies. I still have an A1200 with a 68040 accelerator. Why is it that the platforms I am comfortable with (and I love) just die? Damn it.

cjp 2011-02-15 08:40

Re: Just bought 2 extra N900s...
 
After hearing about the so-and-so future of MeeGo at Nokia, I started keeping my N900 on a pillow at all times, and I carry it inside my backpack between 4 pillows.

This thing's just gained epic status as the last truly innovative device to ever leave Nokia, and will be a unique part of Nokia's history in retrospect. I expect to sell this buddy for 1000€ in about 6 yrs.

Haha I kid!

Tedri Mark 2011-02-15 09:02

Re: Just bought 2 extra N900s...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by skalogre (Post 946823)
I am feeling sad now. I loved my old miggies. I still have an A1200 with a 68040 accelerator. Why is it that the platforms I am comfortable with (and I love) just die? Damn it.

a1200 with 040 and 166mhz 603e powerpc accelerator, mediator pci bridgeboard and voodoo3 graphics card was my last amiga setup, crazy to think i'm typing this on something many times more powerful, my n900...

Now, if we could port amigaOS 4 to the n900.....

Duffer 2011-02-15 09:02

Re: Just bought 2 extra N900s...
 
I expect to sell this buddy for 1000CNY in about 6 yrs 60 yrs - FTFY cjp :)

cjp 2011-02-15 09:09

Re: Just bought 2 extra N900s...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Duffer (Post 946848)
I expect to sell this buddy for 1000CNY in about 6 yrs 60 yrs - FTFY cjp :)

To your post I say haha :D

debernardis 2011-02-15 13:59

Re: Just bought 2 extra N900s...
 
I bought a second, used n900 on ebay. And I feel good for that :)


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