I think of the ipod/iphone/ or even the rumored new apple tablet as
subtitutes of the Newton in case it dies on 2010, but what about a
substitution that includes another old device? With the unsupported thing,
the homebrew software/hardware and all that retro lover things that make us
keep in touch with the Newt. It will have more sense...
-- Borja Robles
Málaga (Spain)
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On 19/01/09 3:24, "Reilly001os@aol.com" <Reilly001os@aol.com> wrote:
> I think talking about apples current hardware/software in relation to the
> Newton and its functions especially what said hardware/software needs to be a
> Newton replacement does pertain to the Newton. Although discussing the future
> of the Newton and what the community feels a Newton replacment needs is not
> the main point of the list it is a good "space filler" while the talk of
> current newt affairs is slow (although I don't know what talk could be more
> necessary with 2010 looming and no solid fix in sight). If you were talking
> about the thread I started, it was originally on the iPod touch really with
> inclusion of the iphone only because the devices are rather similar. Most talk
> so far on that thread has related to fuctions/features the iPod touch/iphone
> lack compared to the Newton and how we can replicate those features/functions
> (and in a few cases talk of features that are a little different but
> comparable).
>
> Joe Reilly
>
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