Re: NTLK The Mistry of Apple Products

From: Chris Browder (Chris.Browder@Lroom.org)
Date: Mon Aug 14 2000 - 10:01:40 CDT

I didn't expect to get this kind of backup ;)

I still use my Color Classic, Adjustable Keyboards, PowerCD and eMate - some
of the classiest products made (I want a TAM and a MacTV.. <sigh>) 

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- Chris B.

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> From: Steve Dockery <sdockery@gte.net>
> Reply-To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com
> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:44:29 -0400
> To: <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
> Subject: Re: NTLK The  Mistry of Apple Products
> 
> Ed Kummel <tech_ed@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> The "box" is just a commodity. I could care less about
>> the hardware of the device that I am using.
> 
> Well, I guess that's the ultimate difference between Mac users and PC users.
> Mac users do care about the box. I'm typing this on an iBook SE, and  the
> entire experience is a joy for me. I love the OS, I love the industrial
> design. It's a total experience. That's why Mac people are so gung-ho about
> their platform of choice: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts,
> IMHO.
> 
>> If my
>> toaster had the software (Firmware and software) of my
>> Newton, then my toaster would be my favorite toy!
> 
> If the Newton OS only ran on a box the size of a loaf of bread that was
> day-glo orange and green and required you to write on it with a stylus the
> size and shape of a pre-school crayon, that would be your favorite toy? I
> doubt it. Industrial design does count for something.
> 
> -Steve Dockery
> 
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