The IBM Simon Personal Communicator (simply known as IBM Simon) was a handheld, touchscreen cellular phone and PDA designed and engineered by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and assembled under contract by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. BellSouth Cellular Corp. distributed the Simon Personal Communicator in the United States between August 1994 and February 1995, selling 50,000 units. The Simon Personal Communicator was the first cellular phone to include telephone and PDA features in one device.
History
IBM debuted a prototype device, code named "Angler," on November 23, 1992 at the COMDEX computer and technology trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The Angler prototype combined a cell phone and PDA into one device, allowing a user to make and receive telephone calls, facsimiles, emails and cellular pages. Not only did the prototype have many PDA features like a calendar, address book and notepad, but also demonstrated other visionary apps like maps, stocks and news. COMDEX show attendees and the press showed notable interest in the device. The day after Angler's debut, USA Today featured a photo on the front page of the Money section showing Frank Canova, IBM's lead architect and inventor of the smartphone, holding the Angler prototype.
A Mike Myers and Chris Farley sketch. Chris Farley portrayed a character known as "Drinking Buddy," Middle-Aged Man's sidekick. Debuted October 20, 1990.
Simon
Simon is a sketch about a young British boy, played by Mike Myers, who likes to draw, and has his own BBC television program, Simon. The sketches always begin by showing the BBC logo with a faux British announcer back-announcing some ridiculously insipid sounding programming on right before it. The show borrows its theme song from a British children's television series called Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings, though, aside from the concept of a young boy who draws, the premises are completely dissimilar. Simon broadcasts his program from his bathtub, in which he appears to be nude. On the show, Simon displays his drawings (pronounced drawerings in an exaggerated British accent), which he bends over to pick up, whereupon he scolds the audience, by yelling his catch phrases, "Don't look at my bum!" and calling the audience "Bum Lookers!" and "Cheeky Monkeys!"
Simon is a family of lightweight block ciphers publicly released by the National Security Agency (NSA) in June 2013. Simon has been optimized for performance in hardware implementations, while its sister algorithm, Speck, has been optimized for software implementations.
Description of the cipher
The Simon block cipher is a balanced Feistel cipher with an n-bit word, and therefore the block length is 2n. The key length is a multiple of n by 2, 3, or 4, which is the value m. Therefore, a Simon cipher implementation is denoted as Simon2n/nm. For example, Simon64/128 refers to the cipher operating on a 64-bit plaintext block (n=32) that uses a 128-bit key. The block component of the cipher is uniform between the Simon implementations; however, the key generation logic is dependent on the implementation of 2, 3 or 4 keys.
Simon supports the following combinations of block sizes, key sizes and number of rounds:
In 2012, Fortune ranked IBM the second largest U.S. firm in terms of number of employees (435,000 worldwide), the fourth largest in terms of market capitalization, the ninth most profitable, and the nineteenth largest firm in terms of revenue. Globally, the company was ranked the 31st largest in terms of revenue by Forbes for 2011. Other rankings for 2011/2012 include №1 company for leaders (Fortune), №1 green company in the United States (Newsweek), №2 best global brand (Interbrand), №2 most respected company (Barron's), №5 most admired company (Fortune), and №18 most innovative company (Fast Company).
IBM in atoms was a demonstration by IBM scientists in 1989 of a technology capable of manipulating individual atoms. A scanning tunneling microscope was used to arrange 35 individual xenon atoms on a substrate of chilled crystal of nickel to spell out the three letter company acronym. It was the first time atoms had been precisely positioned on a flat surface.
Donald Eigler and Erhard Schweizer of the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California, used a scanning tunneling microscope to position 35 individual xenon atoms on a substrate of chilled crystal of nickel to form the acronym "IBM". They also created chains of xenon atoms similar in form to molecules.
The IBM 2540 was a punched-card computer peripheral manufactured by IBM Corporation for use of System/360 and later computer systems. The 2540 was designed by IBM's Data Processing Division in Rochester, Minnesota, and was introduced in 1965. The 2540 could read punched-cards at 1000 cards per minute (CPM) and punch at 300 CPM. The 2540 was based on the design of the older, slightly slower, 1402.
Description
The 2540 attached to a System/360 multiplexer or selector channel through an IBM 2821 Control Unit. A standard 2540 processed standard IBM 80 column punched cards. The card reader (2540R) and card punch (2540P) devices were separately addressable and functioned independently. The 2540 normally read and punched EBCDIC data, called data-mode 1.
Card reader
The right-hand side of the device was the reader, consisting of an input hopper holding approximately 3100 cards, and three output stackers (right to left— R1, R2, and RP3) each holding approximately 1350 cards. Cards could be directed to an output stacker under program control.
Introducing the IBM Simon Personal Communicator (1994)
This video features a segment from Computer Chronicles, the popular tech show hosted by Stewart Cheifet, which aired from 1983 to 2002. In this episode, viewers are introduced to the IBM Simon Personal Communicator, considered the world’s first smartphone.
The IBM Simon was a revolutionary device, combining mobile phone capabilities with computing functions, paving the way for today’s smartphones. Computer Chronicles was renowned for its coverage of emerging technology during the personal computer revolution, making it a must-watch for tech enthusiasts of its time.
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IBM Simon (First view)
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IBM Simon: The smartphone that changed everything 📱🌐
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First smartphone - IBM Simon, 1994
IBM Simon, introduced in 1994, was the pioneering smartphone.
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Meet the IBM Simon, the world’s first smartphone from 1994. The start of the smartphone revolution!📱
Meet the IBM Simon, the world’s first smartphone from 1994. The start of the smartphone revolution!📱
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The Incredible Story of IBM Simon: The First Smartphone
The IBM Simon is the first smartphone ever. The predecessor to the modern day smartphones we all enjoy.
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[CHAPTERS]
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02:05 Price And Sales
02:55 What Could The Phone Do
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This video features a segment from Computer Chronicles, the popular tech show hosted by Stewart Cheifet, which aired from 1983 to 2002. In this episode, viewers...
This video features a segment from Computer Chronicles, the popular tech show hosted by Stewart Cheifet, which aired from 1983 to 2002. In this episode, viewers are introduced to the IBM Simon Personal Communicator, considered the world’s first smartphone.
The IBM Simon was a revolutionary device, combining mobile phone capabilities with computing functions, paving the way for today’s smartphones. Computer Chronicles was renowned for its coverage of emerging technology during the personal computer revolution, making it a must-watch for tech enthusiasts of its time.
This video features a segment from Computer Chronicles, the popular tech show hosted by Stewart Cheifet, which aired from 1983 to 2002. In this episode, viewers are introduced to the IBM Simon Personal Communicator, considered the world’s first smartphone.
The IBM Simon was a revolutionary device, combining mobile phone capabilities with computing functions, paving the way for today’s smartphones. Computer Chronicles was renowned for its coverage of emerging technology during the personal computer revolution, making it a must-watch for tech enthusiasts of its time.
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Welcome to 'History Dad Ai' Did you know the first smartphone was launched in 1994? 📅 Meet the IBM Simon, the revolutionary device that paved the way for today...
Welcome to 'History Dad Ai' Did you know the first smartphone was launched in 1994? 📅 Meet the IBM Simon, the revolutionary device that paved the way for today's tech! 📱✨ Learn about its features and history in just 20 seconds. 🚀
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Welcome to 'History Dad Ai' Did you know the first smartphone was launched in 1994? 📅 Meet the IBM Simon, the revolutionary device that paved the way for today's tech! 📱✨ Learn about its features and history in just 20 seconds. 🚀
#SmartphoneHistory #TechFacts #IBMSimon #ThrowbackTech #FirstSmartphone
The IBM Simon is the first smartphone ever. The predecessor to the modern day smartphones we all enjoy.
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[CHAPTERS]
00:00 Introduction
00:57 Before The IBM Simon
01:44 IBM Simon The First Smartphone
02:05 Price And Sales
02:55 What Could The Phone Do
[SOURCES]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_DynaTAC
https://simpletexting.com/where-have-we-come-since-the-first-smartphone/
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28802053
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The IBM Simon is the first smartphone ever. The predecessor to the modern day smartphones we all enjoy.
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[CHAPTERS]
00:00 Introduction
00:57 Before The IBM Simon
01:44 IBM Simon The First Smartphone
02:05 Price And Sales
02:55 What Could The Phone Do
[SOURCES]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_DynaTAC
https://simpletexting.com/where-have-we-come-since-the-first-smartphone/
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28802053
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#ibmsimon #firstsmartphone #phonefacts
This video features a segment from Computer Chronicles, the popular tech show hosted by Stewart Cheifet, which aired from 1983 to 2002. In this episode, viewers are introduced to the IBM Simon Personal Communicator, considered the world’s first smartphone.
The IBM Simon was a revolutionary device, combining mobile phone capabilities with computing functions, paving the way for today’s smartphones. Computer Chronicles was renowned for its coverage of emerging technology during the personal computer revolution, making it a must-watch for tech enthusiasts of its time.
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Welcome to 'History Dad Ai' Did you know the first smartphone was launched in 1994? 📅 Meet the IBM Simon, the revolutionary device that paved the way for today's tech! 📱✨ Learn about its features and history in just 20 seconds. 🚀
#SmartphoneHistory #TechFacts #IBMSimon #ThrowbackTech #FirstSmartphone
The IBM Simon is the first smartphone ever. The predecessor to the modern day smartphones we all enjoy.
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[CHAPTERS]
00:00 Introduction
00:57 Before The IBM Simon
01:44 IBM Simon The First Smartphone
02:05 Price And Sales
02:55 What Could The Phone Do
[SOURCES]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_DynaTAC
https://simpletexting.com/where-have-we-come-since-the-first-smartphone/
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28802053
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The IBM Simon Personal Communicator (simply known as IBM Simon) was a handheld, touchscreen cellular phone and PDA designed and engineered by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and assembled under contract by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. BellSouth Cellular Corp. distributed the Simon Personal Communicator in the United States between August 1994 and February 1995, selling 50,000 units. The Simon Personal Communicator was the first cellular phone to include telephone and PDA features in one device.
History
IBM debuted a prototype device, code named "Angler," on November 23, 1992 at the COMDEX computer and technology trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The Angler prototype combined a cell phone and PDA into one device, allowing a user to make and receive telephone calls, facsimiles, emails and cellular pages. Not only did the prototype have many PDA features like a calendar, address book and notepad, but also demonstrated other visionary apps like maps, stocks and news. COMDEX show attendees and the press showed notable interest in the device. The day after Angler's debut, USA Today featured a photo on the front page of the Money section showing Frank Canova, IBM's lead architect and inventor of the smartphone, holding the Angler prototype.
Regarded as a PDA when it was launched, the IBMSimon was the device that could be called a 'smartphone' – borne from the desire to have a 'computer in your pocket'.
The brick-sized IBMSimon among early cellphones ...Sign Up ... “With her friend Carole Ely, she grew their company, Vector Graphic, into a major manufacturer of microcomputers, eventually taking it public before Big Blue — IBM — muscled into the market.”.
One of the UK's top mobile phone experts is urging Brits to dig out any old handsets gathering dust at home - because they could be worth a small fortune ...Vodafone VT1 ... IBMSimon. Today, the IBM Simon has an estimated value of between £1,000 and £2,500.
Opinion. Noa Tishby. Photo. Courtesy ... how did we get here, and where do we go next? ... Noa gave this succinct definition ... Since retiring from IBMSteve Wenick has served as a freelance book reviewer for HarperCollins Publishing and Simon & Schuster ... .
People often cite IBM's Simon, which went on sale in 1994, as the world's first smartphone ... That honour goes to the Nokia 9000 Communicator, launched in 1996, two years after IBM announced the Simon.
IBM empowering innovation through AI tech ... Taoiseach SimonHarris hails commitment by IBM. In reply to IBM’s declaration, Taoiseach Simon Harris emphasized the business’s long anchor on Ireland and significant influence on the economy of the country.
By 1978, IBM was responsible for 94% of the electric typewriters on the market ... The IBM Simon was the first PDA that also had telephone functionality.IBM Simon versus an iPhone ... The IBM Simon was a precursor to the modern day smartphone, Time reported.
However, I suspect, unless it does something drastic, it could go IBM’s Simon way which was actually the first smartphone but because the technology required to truly be one wasn’t ...
What happened today, back in the day. 534BC Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character onstage ... Good-bye’ ... 1992 The first smartphone, the IBMSimon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada ... (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) .
The IBM 650 and the First Commercially SuccessfulComputer... The IBM team, led by John W ... Devices like the IBM Simon, released in 1994, were among the first to incorporate features such as a touchscreen, email capabilities, and basic applications.
Simon Sharwood writes via The Register. The Chinese manufacturer that took over IBM's PC business announced on Thursday that it's teamed with an outfit named Esper that specializes in custom cuts of Android, plus device management offerings ... .
Brown joined the company in 1993 after a stint at IBM and was one of the first hires made by the hedge fund's founder, Jim Simons... Simons has a net worth of about $28 billion and is the 51st richest person in the world, per Bloomberg ... ....
He ultimately departed IBM for Renaissance as one of the first hires made by firm founder Jim Simons, joining Renaissance alongside friend and IBM colleague Robert Mercer... Simons said he felt the request was suspicious.