From: Sean Cross (newton_at_9bit.net)
Date: Sun May 09 2004 - 21:55:26 PDT
On May 9, 2004, at 9:11 PM, George Bingham wrote:
> I too think it's cool people as of late seem to be rediscovering the
> Newton. But I am curious.... what made these people decide to purchase
> a Newton?
>
> George
>
Well, I'd consider myself an old newbie. I got mine about a year and a
half ago. The story behind it was that I saw someone using one in a
science fiction club I go to, and became curious. I'd remember seeing
them when they were new, but could never afford one.
Naturally, I mocked it because of its size (shame!), as my Visor Edge
could completely fit inside the screen area. I didn't think much of
the device until my cousin got one. Then, when I heard they were
relatively cheap, I decided to buy a 2100 on eBay!
I've actually only been subscribed to Newtontalk for a very short while
now. It took me a while to figure out how to control the massive
volume of mail that goes to the list, and to set up SMTP TLS AUTH on my
mail server so that I could have a throw-away email address to give to
the list (the last time I was subscribed, the address got harvested.)
In any case, the Newt has been invaluable for me in my class studies.
The only thing I miss is the note-burning rituals that students go
through at the end of the quarter :-/
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