Ashley,
When this happens to me I tell about the Newton features. Two types of HWR
and a quick demo, its email and Web access, the programs that are available,
ATA support, etc. I try to point out the differences that make it better
than anything that is currently available.
Larrie Easterly
Oregon City, Oregon
>
> Hi all--
>
> Probably like many of you, I was traveling home yesterday to be with
> the family for Thanksgiving. After a very stressful dog/luggage
> checking and race to the plane, I settled into my seat and pulled out
> my Newt to start working up a database schema for a new project. While
> I was writing, I noticed that the lady sitting and napping next to me
> had a big "Windows Powered PocketPC" or somesuch patch on her backpack.
> I happily continued writing. She awoke and I noticed her eyeing my
> Newton. Finally she got the nerve up to ask and said, "What operating
> system does that run?" I said, "It's a Newton," figuring that that
> would explain everything. It didn't, and she asked if it ran PalmOS. I
> explained what a Newton is and that Apple discontinued it years ago,
> etc., to which she responded "aw, it's an Apple. Does it do handwriting
> recognition? I just demoed a Tablet PC for a customer and the
> handwriting recognition pretty much works." I smiled and congratulated
> her, as I didn't want to risk being rude. She then proceeded to play
> Solitaire on her Journada for the rest of the trip while I was getting
> work done.
>
> Do y'all have any standard approaches to encounters like that? It'd be
> great to have a quick, polite way of saying "look how much better this
> ancient technology is than that thing you're using now."
>
> -awc
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