From: WL (vitcitylb_at_earthlink.net)
Date: Sun Sep 12 2004 - 03:41:11 PDT
Same here, I'm a 'slightly crazy user' too.
First off, I've used Win98 on a 10.4, 12.1, 14.1, 15.1, 17, and 20 in.
screens, some laptops some desktops, and I've had a terrible time trying to
use a PPC. But I tried a few Fujitsu, some Tablet PC's, and the Qbe, the
touch-screen ability is very helpful, so helpful that I even used some
Jupiter-class WinCE's(WinCE on 5-8.4 in. screens), WAY better than a WinCE
Palm-sized form factor.
However, when using the VGA adapter I really enjoy using a bigger screen
even if I have to look down at the main screen. The Newt OS is very
scalable(sp?). I have used ButtonBarPlus to change the soft button bar to
different sizes and screen placement. BBP gives you a choice of 1.
Narrow(half-size), 2. Normal, 3. Thick(Double-size) and 4. Huge(4x). Also
4 edge placement choices too.
I can see a day when an OS can be scalable to fit on a watch, paperback
book, notepad, or anything that can run the OS, maybe even be placed on a
Flash card and transported from one device to another.
That way the Mass does not require the Energy but still works at the speed
of Light. :-P
At 06:57 AM 9/11/2004, you wrote:
>I'm not a developer, so right at the start let me say that my opinion
>is based on being a user only. As a user, this is what I'd like - and
>if you can determine a way to make it work, great!
>
>There has been discussion before about why porting MacOSX to a handheld
>(and WinXP to devices like the OQO) is A Bad Idea.
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