Re: [NTLK] Revisiting that old idea: Build our own Newton

From: Stocker, Michael (mstocker_at_accelent.com)
Date: Fri Jan 31 2003 - 05:16:01 PST


Does anyone have access to schematics and Gerbers for the 2100?

Mike

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From: ForSurf999_at_aol.com [mailto:ForSurf999_at_aol.com]=20
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 5:49 PM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: [NTLK] Revisiting that old idea: Build our own Newton

Hi Everyone. A 9 year Newton veteran here who has lurked for far too =
long. =20
Here's my first post.
I'm at that crossroads: stay with Newton, or try to move on. Moving on =
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painful, since everything else stinks. I know, I've been experimenting =
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Palm and iPaq. So it brings up that old question: why don't we build =
our own=20
Newton.

I've seen some of the posts on this subject before. I propose a twist: =
Make=20
a smaller Newton using off the shelf parts.

One of the biggest parts of our Newtons is the battery pack. What if we =
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some folks on board with knowledge of lithium polymer batteries as well =
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some of the folks who have created new (i.e., transparent) cases and =
built=20
ourselves a smaller Newton?

I've seen the pictures of disassembled 2x00's and 130's. Could we also=20
change the internal board layout to the point that an even smaller case =
with=20
a form fitted lithium polymer battery were possible? Re-arranging the=20
internal boards? i.e., the connectors, etc.

We could even create a "super Newton" with the following:

-Overclocked CPU with built in change switch
-New super bright screen (blue or white, depending on preference)
-super powerful form fitted lithium polymer batter
-built in sound dongle??
-a brand new small case, as tiny as we can fit all this stuff into

Get crazy and take out a Wi-Fi setup and take out one PCCard slot. Or =
lots=20
of variants.

I've seen the "supposedly real" mini 2000 prototype on=20
http://www.a-in-a-circle.com/newton/design.html. Could we make that a=20
reality with our off the shelf parts? =20

Let's get going! I don't want to leave Newton behind!

Will

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