@rjrjr I was POSITIVE for a second that you were referencing the Yotaphone before I saw the initial post

@partasah _pours one out_

@viennawriter Right!?

@rjrjr I just picture myself going into the Apple store and ask for a SIM card tray pin, remove the card and put it into the rotary phone. Just because ...

@viennawriter @rjrjr @RussSharek
You need one for the want that you have for one.

@MsMadLemon @viennawriter @RussSharek Got an itch, gotta scratch it.

@Thalass @rjrjr

As the project evolves,I wonder if it could be used as an LTE modem. Then you could theoretically offload SMS to another device.

@RussSharek I have wondered about that myself. I keep getting the urge to make a nokia n900 clone, which is well beyond my skills right now, but maybe something simpler running circuitpython or arduino with the data coming over serial or USB to the RUSP could be feasible.

@Thalass

Neat. I would like a similar combo of devices someday

Relatedly, have you seen all the cool things @kelbot is doing with his #pinePDA ?

@RussSharek I haven't heard of that. I imagine it's like a pinephone without the cell network connection?

@Thalass

I believe it's a full pinephone in a keyboard case. The cool part is all the work on the terminal based ui kel's done.

@Thalass

I realized my masto client didn't give you the full username to follow:

@kelbot

@RussSharek @kelbot Ah nice! I have seen the pinephone. It's tempting for sure. I like the lora addon, too. That's neat haha

@Camel @rjrjr

It's a real project from a couple of years ago. The prototype worked, and now the maker is going to produce a small run of kits later this year.

@taur10 @Camel @rjrjr

Last I looked, the site was taking pre-orders with an expected ship date of Nov 2022.

Based on the track record of the maker and the reasonable timeline, I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt.