Well, if you want to do this then we need to get the ball rolling!
At 12:08 PM +0200 06/01/2000, Frédéric Paché wrote about Re: NTLK
Spotted - New Newton !!??:
>le 31/05/2000 15:48, Jon de la Osa à jdelaosa@amavtech.com a écrit :
>
>> So let's do it!!
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: frederic.pache@belgacom.be [mailto:frederic.pache@belgacom.be]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 3:37 AM
>>> To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com
>>> Subject: RE: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??
>>>
>>>
>>> It's a good idea.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Peter Apockotos [mailto:g4@tampabay.rr.com]
>>> Sent: Wednesday 31 May 2000 03:29
>>> To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com
>>> Subject: Re: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??
>>>
>>>
>>> So why don't we all email leadership@apple.com about it!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 05:30 PM +0200 05/30/2000, Frédéric Paché wrote about Re: NTLK
>>> Spotted - New Newton !!??:
>>>> As you know Sony will present a new PDA in September. I doubt it will be
>>>> more functional than the MP2K. Maybe the new PDAman will have a
>>> MP3 module
>>>> in order to be like a walkman and of course the Newton can't do
>>> that but I
>>>> prefer a creditcard MP3 player to do this job.
>>>> What about a color screen? I doubt that Sony can give us this for a good
>>>> price. Look at the Palm IIIc price...
>>>> I have a Palm III and really it's very limited. Graffiti is good
>>> for a word
>>>> or so but not for sentences. Recently I tried to use it during a
>>> meeting in
>>>> order to jot some drawings: the screen is really a stamp-like one !
>>>> And the Newton can also be used for voice recording. The Palm
>>> can't do that
>>>> directly.
>>>> A Pocket PC from Mr Gates ? Windows CE in it's new version is
>>> not stable at
>>>> all. And Windows... my job is to fix windows problems in the PC world. At
>>>> home my iMac DV SE with ADSL Net line is my proud and joy.
>>>> So what? So I decided to buy a Newton. I surf the Net during several days
>>>> and I'm convinced this is the Rolls Royce of PDA's. Future will say if I
>>> was
>>>> in a big mistake.
>>>> Nevertheless, killing the Newton was probably the worst decision made by
>>>> Steve Jobs. The Texas administration was going to buy millions of e-mate
>>> for
>>>> the education sector of the country! Also the Australian government was
>>>> going to replace all the PC's from the administration! So don't say that
>>> the
>>>> Newton family was not profitable Mr Jobs !!
>>>>
>>>> le 30/05/2000 16:28, Loren Finkelstein à Loren@Finkelstein.Net a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> For a long time I felt the same way.
>>>>>
>>>>> However...
>>>>>
>>>>> I won't cut off my nose to spite my face.
>>>>>
>>>>> The only way I would ever buy an Apple PDA again would be if they came
>>> out
>>>>> with something better, for my needs, than anythnig else available.
>>>>>
>>>>> I certainly wouldn't wait for Apple to come out with some imaginary
>>> future
>>>>> PDA. Especially now that they have announced they are not working on
>>> such a
>>>>> product.
>>>>>
>>>>> Loren
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Jeremy Shepherd" <jbond@netcom.com>
>>>>> To: "Newtontalk" <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 10:00 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> I hope. I have been putting off buying a Pocket PC or a
>>> Palm in hopes
>>> of
>>>>> an
>>>>>>> Apple model.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm surprised anyone would buy an Apple PDA again after the
>>> sleazy way
>>> we
>>>>> were abandoned in '98 with the -10061 bug still crippling our
>>> machines.
>>> Even
>>>>> today the bug has only been "worked around" in a pretty kludgy way and
>>> not
>>>>> solved.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The only way I would ever buy an Apple PDA again would be if
>>> Steve Jobs
>>>>> personally delivered it to me along with an apology for leaving Newton
>>> users
>>>>> with damaged goods.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Jeremy
>>>>>> Jeremy Bond SHEPHERD | I never take any notice of what common
>>>>> people
>>>>>> San Francisco, CA | say, and I never interfere with what
> >>>> charming
>>>>>> Internet: jbond@netcom.com | people do. If a personality fascinates
>>> me,
>>>>>> Phone: 415-929-0297 | whatever mode of expression that
> >>>> personality
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