From: Dan (dan_at_dbdigitalweb.com)
Date: Mon Aug 30 2004 - 11:02:46 PDT
> But what if Newton had become a presentation platform - being able to
> build, import, export, and play PowerPoint presentation and the like?
> I believe there either was or was planned to be powerpoint software.
> There was a VGA connection (apparently with color, according to one
> photo), and there are references in the EZVGA driver package to mouse
> support. I've even heard rumors (I'm not sure I believe them) about
> native Java support on the Newton.
Actually there was a presentation package with a special hardware PC
card that plugged into a monitor and would display color presentations.
Propoint I think it was called. Very slick.
-Dan
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