Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 05:31:07 +0000
<p>Few could imagine what a handheld computer would look like—or even do. But a trio of visionaries saw where computing was headed. To succeed in this new frontier, though, they would need to create everything from scratch, and throw out the conventional wisdom on hardware.</p><p> Their creation, the PalmPilot, went on to break sales records. It showed the world what was possible and it helped people realize that the value in tech was shifting once again. But when the tech bubble burst and new competitors entered the market, Palm’s grip on the handheld computing industry began to slip.</p><p> If you want to read up on some of our research on smart phones, you can check out all our bonus material over at <a href="https://www.redhat.com/commandlineheroe">redhat.com/commandlineheroes. </a>You’ll find extra content for every episode. </p><p> Follow along with the episode <a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/command-line-heroes/season-4/smartphones#transcript-tray">transcript</a>.</p>
