[vcf-midatlantic] OT: accessing files on a Windows Mobile 2003 phone

[Gregg Levine]

Hello!
Bob, when you're ready to give them, plus associated items away,
you've got one taker. Myself. I'll let everyone else work out with you
how to recover data.
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Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
"This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 11:25 AM Bob Shuster via vcf-midatlantic
<vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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> I dug out a box of old cellphones yesterday, and the first ones I grabbed were Audiovox “smart” phones that have Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition on them (version 4.21.1088) and amazingly the batteries still hold a charge *and* they still have some data on them that I’d like to copy over before giving these away. Does anyone know how I might access the files on these? They have both Bluetooth and USB (mini-B.) I can connect to a modern Mac but while the device connects I cannot access the file system on the phone. I do not have easy access to a Windows computer. Any thoughts? Will these just show up if I connect to a Windows 10/11 computer?
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> Also, these will be available for free should anyone have a use for them. There are like a dozen phones and associated chargers/cases. I need to go through them first and reset and/or at least remove SIM cards. Any help would be appreciated!
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> Thanks - Bob Shuster