>
>Hey, anyone else heard the rumors about Newton OS 3 (final version will not
>carry that same name) being finalized for the new Apple PDA? Supposedly
>built around the original Newton OS 2 but with a souped up itunes for music,
>pictures and possibly compressed video (taking the place of quicktime).
>Seems like I read it at a fairly reliable source (no, not spymac). Evidently
>the OS is near completion and no one seems to have any information about
>what it's going to run on. Supposedly will feature the best handwriting
>recognition engine available (we already have it) and have a number of other
>programs included with the OS. Anyone else hear this or did I just dream it?
>Chet
Dream it? Dude, you've GOT to lay off the drugs.....you're severely
hallucinating.
;-)
Seriously: no way, no how.
Newton is DEAD, my friend. Well, except for the lively folks here, that
is. But to Apple, it's history. Most or all of the Newton designers are
scattered to the four winds. For years now. Most work for Microsoft
(including major Newton contributors Steve Capps and Walter Smith), Palm
and some other firms such as the folks who did the OS that the iPod users.
Apple had repeatedly and RECENTLY said that they are NOT working on a
PDA.
Now, I can see them doing a tablet Mac running OS X and HWR (larger than
the Newton). But not a PDA.
- Bill
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