Re: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??

From: Frédéric Pach (f.pache@skynet.be)
Date: Sat Jun 03 2000 - 08:12:24 CDT


le 3/06/2000 14:08, Peter Apockotos à g4@tampabay.rr.com a écrit :

> 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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