Re: [NTLK] Newton form factor redux

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Thu Nov 01 2001 - 12:33:19 EST


on 10/31/01 9:49 PM, Ken Whitcomb at ken_at_imageguild.com wrote:

> So you thought the Newton was too large to carry around? Look at what
> Seiko's done to the wonderfully tiny Palms, Clies, HandEras, and Visors.
>
> http://seikosmart.com/products/sp582.html
>
> It only costs $200 US to make your PDA much larger and heavier than a Newton
> and it STILL lack HWR! Now you can tap-type on a piece of paper. Can you
> imagine the looks you'd get taking notes with this in a meeting?
>
> Reminds me of a Newton sitting in the Leather Developer's Portfolio, just
> less functional.
>
> I can't wait until I run into a Palm user carrying one of these trying to
> extol the virtues of it's diminutive size and it's ease of data entry onto
> the screen! This is going to be fun!

I don't understand why they provide a paper notepad. Seems that this would
have been the perfect occasion to put a small battery-powered printer
there...

-Laurent.

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