> In 2004 you'd be shit outta luck trying to backup a mobile device as most were self contained and didn't interface to pc/mac.
True but ..
> Also mobile devices back then had limited storage, didn't have cameras, weren't Internet connected, etc.
which also means they didn't have a lot of data worth backupping
2004 mobile devices are usually either MP3 players or PDAs. Both synced over either a USB cable (or fancy infrared stuff) and were mostly just downloading from a PC. Not much was lost if the device crashed except your Bejeweled progress.
True but ..
> Also mobile devices back then had limited storage, didn't have cameras, weren't Internet connected, etc.
which also means they didn't have a lot of data worth backupping
2004 mobile devices are usually either MP3 players or PDAs. Both synced over either a USB cable (or fancy infrared stuff) and were mostly just downloading from a PC. Not much was lost if the device crashed except your Bejeweled progress.