From: John Ruschmeyer (jruschme_at_comcast.net)
Date: Mon Apr 19 2004 - 05:43:48 PDT
> From: Richard Kilpatrick
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 5:44 AM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Jobs: 'Computers have keyboards' - iPod: 'Nyaa nyaa'
>
> Newton OS predates MS and Palm, though, and Apple were notorious for
> dropping the ball on all sorts of technologies. When I had my first
> Windows CE device - a Casio Cassiopia (or whatever it was called), it
> was far more user friendly that my MP120 - but did far less. Likewise
> the next one, a 620, had colour - and was incredibly impressive. Then I
> got a 680, and recently - the last WinCE machine I used - I had an
> HP820, one of the best notebooks available at the time (and I fitted a
> rare 32Mb upgrade to it). The eMate, despite the lack of RAM, is far
> nicer to use, far more robust. It doesn't need colour because the tasks
> don't call for it. Windows CE is much better at doing 'online' stuff.
I came to the Newton by way of the GEOS-based Z-PDA (Zoomer) and the
DOS-based Poqet. Along the way, I've had various sidetrips into the HP-LX
and Palm realms. I have to confess, though, that I've been getting a sick
hankering to see just how "bad" early versions of WinCE really are. The
problem is that, for some really odd reason, the ebay pricing of even old
C-120 Compaqs seem surprisingly high for their capability.
Out of curiousity, does anyone have an old CE 1.x or 2.x device sitting in a
drawer that they would want to part with for, say, the price of shipping and
a Latte?
<<<john>>>
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