Re: [NTLK] Newton II: A gentler approach

From: Stocker, Michael (mstocker_at_accelent.com)
Date: Thu Mar 13 2003 - 05:51:59 PST


FYI - This is not a PocketPC device.

This is WinCE .NET 4.1.

PPC does not support this form factor.

Note - The biggest issue with .NET is the lack of application software. =
This device is targeted at verticals.

Mike

 -----Original Message-----
From: Shin Yoo [mailto:ntrolls_at_xinics.com]=20
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:45 AM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton II: A gentler approach

I have never heard of SDL and Lua before your post. They look =
interesting.

While your approach is new and original in its own right, I think the =
way
Newton looks cannot be separated from what lies beneath. Use of SDL may =
make
emulation NOS look easy, but the problem of matching the look and
native(whatever platform you used to do this) application remains. I =
think
the latter will be a bigger job maybe.

This is not to discourage your effort and idea - I too feel the need to
succeed NewtonOS platform in newer hardwares. We all do. Being an =
engineer
myself, I personally think Paul's emulator plan looks promising. But I'd
like to see other approaches.

On a slightly (un)releated note, as I don't rememner seeing this =
information
on the list, I'll introduce a interesting hardware. This is the closest
handheld to Newton form-factor-wise. It's a PocketPC from Samsung.

http://www.samsung.com/Products/HandheldPC/NEXiO/HandheldPC_NEXiO_S160_6E=
BFH
.htm

Just my $0.02 :)s

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