From: josh musket (jmusket_at_nmu.edu)
Date: Mon Mar 08 2004 - 08:02:40 PST
Marcus Andree S. Magalhaes wrote:
>I agree. It's feasible. Can't answer to the main questions: "how much?"
>and "how long?".
>
>License? If someone wants to do it, it's doable even with no licenses:
>
> - use a better, quicker processor
>
sounds good to me, and bigger storage
> - create a different design
>
lighter yes, but keeping in the same spirit - no wee like the palm family
> - use a different HWR software, Grafitti-like HWR or no HWR at all
>
hmm, I like the HWR, it works well for me, so liscensing would be
something to consider, as would be a upgraded version of the OS (maybe
open source, as has been suggested).
> - emulate a Newton device in software
>
>Pay attention to the last item and your hardware could be as Newton-like
>as you want (but it's not easy)
>
>Or, alternatively, we could reverse engineer everything, the same way
>that was done it the PC world good 20 years ago and "100% IBM PC
>Compatibles" begin to proliferate.
>
>
Yeah!
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