Re: [NTLK] Newton Killer - OS X? - Longish

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent.daudelin_at_verizon.net)
Date: Wed Sep 22 2004 - 22:24:30 PDT


on 22/09/04 22:41, David Deranian at deranian_at_mac.com wrote:

> To put it in more literal terms, for those of us that are heavy Mac
> users AND heavy Newton users, suppose you had to make a choice between
> using only a Newton and your desktop machine for the next 3 years or a
> 12" Aluminum Powerbook with Panther or Tiger and your desktop machine.
> Which combo would you choose? Would the form factor of the Newton
> versus the PowerBook be a major issue for a lot of you? I'd like hear
> if any of you have been having similar thoughts and how many of you use
> your Newton as your main computer or main portable computer?

Even though I had a Newton since 1993 and still use my 2100 all the time, if
I was forced to choose, I would go with my newer PowerBook 17" over the
Newton. For the kind of programming I do these days, my PowerBook is
invaluable, even if it is many times larger and heavier than a 2100...

-Laurent.

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