[NTLK] NewTNG 3.0

[Michael]

That's why the goal of my project was pretty much to discard internet  
connectivity and focus on what the Newton is still excellent at in  
2011: writing (notes/outlines) & reading.  The interface to that & the  
HWR implementation is still second to none.  Also, the Newton's  
battery life (especially with modern batteries) blows everything  
except the Kindle out of the water.

   If we start with that in mind, the wish-list becomes a lot more  
practical & manageable.

Michael

On 2011-11-30, at 上午10:53, William T wrote:

> If I may throw in my two cents...
> Emulation only goes so far...  If you truely want to bring the  
> Newton (or at least it's OS) to the awesomeness levels it had in the  
> 90's, there needs to be some major changes in the OS.  In an  
> internet full of HTML5 and Flash etc the Newton doesn't work.  To be  
> truely relevant it needs color, modern protocol support, and the  
> ability to run natively on a tablet.  While I realize that would be  
> a massive undertaking and probably will never happen, it's what  
> needs to be done.
>
> Sorry for ranting a bit,
> William 0.o
>
> PS If anyone really started modernizing the OS I would be first in  
> line to learn how to help and do so.
>
> --- On Tue, 11/29/11, Tony Kan <tony.kan at clear.net.nz> wrote:
>
> From: Tony Kan <tony.kan at clear.net.nz>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] NewTNG 3.0
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
> Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 8:13 PM
>
> Hi John
>
> Nice piece of kit.  12.1" screen might be a bit big to carry around  
> but then that didn't stop people buying plenty of iPads with a 9.7"  
> display.
>
> I think we need to pin our colors to a manufacturer that has a  
> relatively low risk of discontinuing their product line and whose  
> distribution is worldwide so that the entire Newton community can  
> contribute.  Analogous to a SETI project?
>
> One candidate might be the Samsung Galaxy line.  The Tab, Tab 10.1  
> and the Note looking interesting.
>
> Cheers
>
> Tony Kan
>
> Christchurch
> New Zealand
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of J.M. Heinrichs
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 November 2011 2:58 p.m.
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] NewTNG 3.0
>
>
> Yes, but ...
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JooJoo
>
> Cheers
> John
>  minicapt1 at mac.com
> [snip]
>
>
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