[NTLK] Fact Check

[Ed Kummel]

And none of the services mentioned will support Newton connectivity. 
Ed
web/gadget guru

------------------------------------------------------------------------

By Richard Feynman, Physicist, Nobel winner (1918-1988)



"There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers."

--- On Fri, 1/22/10, Jon Glass <jonglass at usa.net> wrote:

From: Jon Glass <jonglass at usa.net>
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Fact Check
To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 5:25 PM

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:55 PM, Ryan Vetter
<physicalconstants at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> Interesting anecdotes, but trying to keep things focused on the topic.
>
> Can anyone confirm the facts I have posted about the Messaging Card?

Maybe my answer was a bit convoluted, obtuse and verbose, but the
Messaging Card was a glorified paging card connected to the Newton. It
was receive-only. You would need one of the later RadioMail, WyndMail
or the All Points Card, later with OS 2.0 to get wireless sending
capabilities. Early sending was out-box-based. You would write your
email, or make your fax, and put it in the out-box to be sent later
when connected.

Here's a bit of information about it:
http://www.forcedperfect.net/hardware/newton/newtonmessagingcard/

-- 
 -Jon Glass
Krakow, Poland
<jonglass at usa.net>

"I don't believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals." --Jack Nicklaus

==================================================================== 
The NewtonTalk Mailing List - http://newtontalk.net/
The Official Newton FAQ     - http://splorp.com/newton/faq/
The Newton Glossary         - http://splorp.com/newton/glossary/
WikiWikiNewt                - http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/
====================================================================