Underneath I'm quoting from quite a few recent messages on this subject and
I would like to say with James Simons "WTF is going on?" !!!!
I'd like to make the following two points.
1.
Either ZACINCEO is pulling another one on us.
In that case: ZAC could you please stop trolling around.
2.
Both ZAC and Justin are for real.
For the moment I put my money 100 % on Justin (he started this whole idea
and I've not seen Zac make one clear statement about it yet.)
But in case you guys both are for real, please get in touch with each other
and fulfill my wish, let Justin do the spokesman work and let Zac work
really hard in the background (or vice versa of course, in which case I hope
Zac starts by thinking a long time about every phrase he submits to all of
us and adding some punctuation as he goes along ;-)
And BTW Zac, Chris isn't the only one who's very curios about the progress
of your Palm emulator, so I think that it's only fair to us that before you
spearhead any new projects here that you give us a long and detailed account
of where this project stands at this very moment.
Robert Benschop
P.S.
The quotes:
27-08-2000 5:12, ZACINCCEO@aol.com at ZACINCCEO@aol.com wrote:
> Hi all I have news about the project I dont work on it but I do work for Dave
> at Dave Design I am a copartner in the company and I have some news.
on 30-08-2000 9:15, Justin at lemur@nyc.rr.com wrote:
> Yeah, hate to make a point, but I spearheaded the Newton Aluminum Project.
> Not Zac.
on 30-08-2000 12:40, ZACINCCEO@aol.com at ZACINCCEO@aol.com wrote:
> I know you did Justin you seem to be confused here I didnt say aboout your
> project I work with Dave Ruigh of Dave Design and I was just wondering what
> was going on with the project not saying it was mine he is busy with the trg
> and IIIc case so I sorta took over the project From our end so if you need
> anything please let me know and if you can give me an update
on 31-08-2000 2:29, ZACINCCEO@aol.com at ZACINCCEO@aol.com wrote:
> it is a replacement case you would take the newts case off and put the new
> case on
> it is like the case made by Dave's company Dave Design Dave and I work
> together I sorta help him out retal and I sorta am taking over the newton
> part from out end the manufacturing part Justin thought of the idea and runs
> the web site NASP, I dont know the URL off the top of my head someone might
> know...... anyway I really think Justin can pull it off my getting a lot of
> the community to get one they should look great especially in brushed metal
> :) and when he has the number of people we need to pull it out by making the
> die and see how it comes out :) Wish everyone invloved luck
> Best Regards
> -Zac
on 31-08-2000 12:49, ZACINCCEO@aol.com at ZACINCCEO@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 8/30/00 6:46:42 PM, lemur@nyc.rr.com writes:
>
> << Hello everybody!
>
> The first thing I have to say is SORRY! SORRY there hasnt been an update in
> a while! I work at a school, and out network is down. And school starts in a
> week. And this equals PRESSURE and almost NO free time! Many apologies.
>
> Anyway, here's whats going on with the Newton Aluminum Shell Project.
<snip>
> Thanks a lot, and spread the word! We have 121 people on the list!
>
> Expect another update tomorrow!!! >>
on 30-08-2000 5:04, James Simons at jesimons@bigplanet.com wrote:
> 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
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