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Currently Playing: The Star 7: the Early Java Prototype that was a Precursor to the Smartphone

The Star 7 was a 1992 prototype that served as a precursor to the modern smartphone. Originally conceived as a handheld remote control or personal digital assistant, the Star 7 acted as a "focusing thing" for early concepts of distributed computing and mobile user interfaces, during the developer of the OAK programming language, which later became Java. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # THE JAVA STORY This is an outtake from 'The Java Story'. Watch the full film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqGSg4b_cZA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # SPONSORS Without our sponsors, there are no CultRepo films. Thank you: • Oracle: Oracle is the steward of the Java Platform. Learn more at https://dev.java and https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCmRtPmgnQ04CMUpSUqPfhxQ • IBM: Develop modern applications with the open Java ecosystem and IBM Developer. https://developer.ibm.com/languages/java/ • JetBrains: Use IntelliJ IDEA from JetBrains for pro development in Java and Kotlin: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/ • Azul: Azul is the trusted leader in enterprise Java for today's AI and cloud-first world, powering mission-critical systems for 36% of the Fortune 100: https://www.azul.com/ • Railway: Railway is the all-in-one intelligent cloud provider ➡️ https://railway.com/?referralCode=cultrepo ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # FOLLOW US X: https://www.x.com/CultRepo Bluesky: https://www.cultrepo.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cult.repo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cult-repo