A look at an original iPhone prototype

Post by LeanderK » Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 12:10 PM UTC

jasonkester wrote: post #19

kyberias wrote: post #9

Very dull content for anyone who has worked on anything related to mobile phone HW during the past 20 years. Every manufacturer has similar prototype boards and there is nothing special in this iPhone prototype.

I realise that this was probably said in an effort to appear worldly in an “I knew the dog before he came to school” sort of way, but it does a good job of illustrating how working with cool tech can sometimes desensitize one to the fact that it is, after all, cool. I bet rocket scientists think rockets are kinda boring too, after a while.

Post by Angostura » Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 12:18 PM UTC

kyberias wrote: post #9

Very dull content for anyone who has worked on anything related to mobile phone HW during the past 20 years. Every manufacturer has similar prototype boards and there is nothing special in this iPhone prototype.

Post by madengr » Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 12:29 PM UTC

LeonM wrote: post #18

kyberias wrote: post #9

Very dull content for anyone who has worked on anything related to mobile phone HW during the past 20 years. Every manufacturer has similar prototype boards and there is nothing special in this iPhone prototype.

> Very dull content for anyone who has worked on anything related to mobile phone HW during the past 20 years Not just mobile phone development, any HW job or embedded engineering usually involves these proto/dev boards. It's just a tool that was used for the development of an electrical device. What's next? An article about the screwdriver that was used to assemble the first prototypes?

Post by henrikeh » Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 12:36 PM UTC

elagost wrote: post #24

If anything a big board like this is one way to ensure it's not easy to steal. The on-board (pun intended) documentation - "Do not connect battery without removing J49", etc - is pretty neat too. Is this something that's fairly standard in the industry?

Post by corobo » Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 12:50 PM UTC

tyingq wrote: post #22

The "M68" name is interesting, given that Apple has a long history with the M68K processor, which isn't involved here. I wonder if it's a nod to the first Mac or the Lisa.