Yeah, hate to make a point, but I spearheaded the Newton Aluminum Project.
Not Zac.
Expect an update in a few days, sorry for the lack of news - I work at a
school and the kids come back soon = PRESSURE.
Many apologies - rest assured everyone that sent me e-mail asking to be put
on the list IS on there!
Sorry again,
-- Justin D.
-- NASP Newton Aluminum Shell Project http://newton.i85.net> > WTF is going on? > > j. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > CHRIS WROTE: > > > Hey Zac, > > How's that "Palm Emulator for Newton" coming along? You spearheaded *that* > project over 5 months ago and we have yet to hear anything about your > progress or any more requests for help on it. > > I fear that since you have now spearheaded the "Newton Aluminium Case > Project", it may suffer the same fate -- eternal vaporware. > > Please prove me wrong but I am sceptical for a few reasons... > > 1. Dave Ruigh is the only person listed as "owner" on the dave design > website. > > 2. If a Newton case, as you say, "...will cost around 100-200 we are > trying to drop the price to > around 50", why is *your* company selling the Palm cases for $250? If you > can sell a $250 case to someone with a $200 device then I would assume you > should be able to sell a $500 case to a Newton user with $400 device. > > 3. The Palm case is infinitely simpler from a complexity and construction > point of view than the Newton case so how can you afford to sell it so > much cheaper than the Palm case? > > 4. Venture Capitalists usually want to spend their money on > "high-risk/high-return" endeavours but based on the smaller (and getting > smaller daily) installed base of the Newton, I only see the "high-risk". > > Please prove me wrong since I would gladly pay $100 for an aluminium case > for my MP2100... > Heck, I might even pay for the shipping myself! > > Chris > > ZACINCCEO@aol.com writes: >> Here is an update I am the co-owner of dave design, we just have a >> conference >> call with each other and have desided to make the newton case but it will >> be >> a little while it is very expensive to do so we are getting a VC Venture >> Capatilist to investmoney for another machine and more help so we can do >> this >> I would assume it will cost around 100-200 we are trying to drop the >> price to >> around 50 but it will be VERY Hard any questions email me at >> ZACINCCEO@aol.com we should have a prototype up in october or november. >> -Zac > > > *************************************** > NewtonTalk brought to you by: > > EVOTE.COM -- the ESPN of politics on the Internet! All the players, all the > news, and the hottest analysis and features (plus 'toons!) anywhere.... visit > http://www.evote.com today! > > *************************************** > Need Subscribe/Unsubscribe info? > > Visit the NewtonTalk section at http://www.planetnewton.com
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