Could be, I only read this in passing recently. I think it was someones
report on the last MAC convention. And s/he mentioned that reference. I am
not a Mac historian, not a newton historian for that matter. Just can not
make sense of the decision to kill such a cool device. I went to a palm
IIIx when Apple killed the Newton. I gave it to my GF about for months ago
and de-mothballed my MP120. Since then I have purchased a new MP130 (thanks
to that Freight company) and just last week a unupgraded MP2k (saving my
private lesson fees for the Dr. Newton special. Bwahahahaha)
So, I give that you are most likely correct and the error is mine on the
quote and probable reasons for the killing of my favorite toy since billy
blastoff. I still think he sucks. ;-)
Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stainless Steel Rat" <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net>
To: <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 9:07 PM
Subject: NTLK Re: New Apple PDA?
> * "Michael Strange" <mstrange@americainter.net> on Sat, 25 Mar 2000
> | Steve Jobs does good at things that interest him. I believe the Newton
was
> | killed because he did not like it. I read somewhere that he called it
"That
> | scribble thing".
>
> The alleged quote goes something like, Apple makes computers and computers
> have keyboards. Newton was killed not because of like or dislike, but
> because Jobs wanted the engineers working on iMac.
> --
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