Re: NTLK Re: ICQ for Newton

From: Jeff Mitchell (skeezix@skeleton.org)
Date: Tue Jan 11 2000 - 16:00:25 EST


On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Sam Powell wrote:

> >+) Is there a need for a Newton ICQ client?
> Yes Yes YES!

        How often is your newt connected to the net, where you don't have
another machine handy? The Newt is *not* a replacement for a computer.

> Internet tasks consist of surfing, reading mail,
> reading news, and using ICQ.

        Buy one of the newton telnet clients? I read mail, surf using
Lynx, read news, play muds, etc, via a telnet client. A lot easier and
cheaper than an ICQ client being written :)

                jeff

--
"It's murder out there. You can't even travel around in your own micro
circuits without permission from 'Master Control Program'. I mean,
sending *ME* down here to play games.... Who does he calculate he is?"
-- Peter Jurasik as Crom, _Tron_

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