Re: [NTLK] Tim's newton problems.

From: Tim McCracken (tim.mccracken_at_worldteam.org)
Date: Wed Jun 20 2001 - 07:39:58 PDT


Boy,

Thanks, I did consider a holster idea. One problem is I a clumsy, very
clumsy. So I already have it in insulated in protective binder of my own
design. Second issue is I always already wear an MP3 device. I use it to
record words I don't understand. (I am learning a new language.) Another
larger device gets awkward. Especial riding a bike.

Other issue that made me consider the Palm device. I am learning Taiwanese,
it is an oral language. But I am also learning Chinese characters. My
dilemma is input. I don't know Mandarin or Cantonese so those input methods
are out the window (Based on the Chinese phonetic systems, BO Mandarin Mo Fo
Etc). But Palm has a character recognition program, OCR. Very slick. I
have not seen anything like that for Newton. Too Bad.

Thanks for all of your input.

Tim

on 6/20/2001 9:02 PM, Josh Ormsby at josh_at_automationonline.com wrote:

> Do you wear a belt? Nerd factor might be high, but this could be an answer
> to your dilemma.
>
> http://www.ripoffs.com/co58camera.htm
>
> Josh
>
> Or can someone just send him one?
>
>
>
>> Right now I am looking to sell my Newton 2000. Here is the main reason.
>> When I was in the states I lived in a cool climate I often, wore a coat, and
>> could easily slip my Newton into a coat pocket. Or I was carry case-logs,
>> etc and one more book(my Newton) was no trouble. But now I live in a
>> tropical climate. No coat. No pocket to put my Newton into. Therefore,
>> I often find myself thinking, I wish I had a Newton to put in my pocket.
>> But alas such a thing may never exist. So I will have to make MAJOR
>> adjustments to the Palm world.
>>
>> I will miss my Newton. I am well aware the Palm platform is not nearly as
>> powerful as the Newton.
>>
>> I will miss paging through the NewtonTalk list...
>>
>> See you,
>>
>> Tim
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