From: Blair Rosser (newton_at_7thfloormedia.com)
Date: Thu Sep 26 2002 - 23:35:21 PDT
Here's an article that made me wonder where we'd be today if the Newton
hadn't been discontinued:
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-959581.html?tag=dd.ne.dht.nl-sty.0
Perhaps there'd be a Newton Messagepad 2002 (The two double-o two) with
built-in voice-recognition, and beta software for controlling the interface
via interactive brainwave visualization software.
One of the Newton references in the article:
"Apple Computer's 1990s-era pen-based handheld, the Newton, included both
handwriting-recognition software and a program that scanned block letters.
The initial effort wasn't that good, though, and made Apple the butt of
several jokes, including a memorable Doonesbury cartoon in which the gadget
produced ludicrous translations. Although fans say the technology improved
greatly in subsequent generations, the enduring impression in consumers'
minds was that handwriting recognition was not ready for prime time."
...once a seed is planted, eh...
blair
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