RE: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??

From: Jon de la Osa (jdelaosa@amavtech.com)
Date: Wed May 31 2000 - 08:48:27 CDT


So let's do it!!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: frederic.pache@belgacom.be [mailto:frederic.pache@belgacom.be]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 3:37 AM
> To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com
> Subject: RE: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??
>
>
> It's a good idea.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Apockotos [mailto:g4@tampabay.rr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday 31 May 2000 03:29
> To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com
> Subject: Re: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??
>
>
> So why don't we all email leadership@apple.com about it!
>
>
>
> At 05:30 PM +0200 05/30/2000, Frédéric Paché wrote about Re: NTLK
> Spotted - New Newton !!??:
> >As you know Sony will present a new PDA in September. I doubt it will be
> >more functional than the MP2K. Maybe the new PDAman will have a
> MP3 module
> >in order to be like a walkman and of course the Newton can't do
> that but I
> >prefer a creditcard MP3 player to do this job.
> >What about a color screen? I doubt that Sony can give us this for a good
> >price. Look at the Palm IIIc price...
> >I have a Palm III and really it's very limited. Graffiti is good
> for a word
> >or so but not for sentences. Recently I tried to use it during a
> meeting in
> >order to jot some drawings: the screen is really a stamp-like one !
> >And the Newton can also be used for voice recording. The Palm
> can't do that
> >directly.
> >A Pocket PC from Mr Gates ? Windows CE in it's new version is
> not stable at
> >all. And Windows... my job is to fix windows problems in the PC world. At
> >home my iMac DV SE with ADSL Net line is my proud and joy.
> >So what? So I decided to buy a Newton. I surf the Net during several days
> >and I'm convinced this is the Rolls Royce of PDA's. Future will say if I
> was
> >in a big mistake.
> >Nevertheless, killing the Newton was probably the worst decision made by
> >Steve Jobs. The Texas administration was going to buy millions of e-mate
> for
> >the education sector of the country! Also the Australian government was
> >going to replace all the PC's from the administration! So don't say that
> the
> >Newton family was not profitable Mr Jobs !!
> >
> >le 30/05/2000 16:28, Loren Finkelstein à Loren@Finkelstein.Net a écrit :
> >
> >> For a long time I felt the same way.
> >>
> >> However...
> >>
> >> I won't cut off my nose to spite my face.
> >>
> >> The only way I would ever buy an Apple PDA again would be if they came
> out
> >> with something better, for my needs, than anythnig else available.
> >>
> >> I certainly wouldn't wait for Apple to come out with some imaginary
> future
> >> PDA. Especially now that they have announced they are not working on
> such a
> >> product.
> >>
> >> Loren
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jeremy Shepherd" <jbond@netcom.com>
> >> To: "Newtontalk" <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
> >> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 10:00 AM
> >> Subject: Re: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??
> >>
> >>
> >>>> I hope. I have been putting off buying a Pocket PC or a
> Palm in hopes
> of
> >> an
> >>>> Apple model.
> >>>
> >>> I'm surprised anyone would buy an Apple PDA again after the
> sleazy way
> we
> >> were abandoned in '98 with the -10061 bug still crippling our
> machines.
> Even
> >> today the bug has only been "worked around" in a pretty kludgy way and
> not
> >> solved.
> >>>
> >>> The only way I would ever buy an Apple PDA again would be if
> Steve Jobs
> >> personally delivered it to me along with an apology for leaving Newton
> users
> >> with damaged goods.
> >>>
> >>> - Jeremy
> >>> Jeremy Bond SHEPHERD | I never take any notice of what common
> >> people
> >>> San Francisco, CA | say, and I never interfere with what
> >> charming
> >>> Internet: jbond@netcom.com | people do. If a personality fascinates
> me,
> >>> Phone: 415-929-0297 | whatever mode of expression that
> >> personality
> >>> | selects is absolutely delightful to me.
> >>> | -Oscar Wilde, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
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