From: John Ruschmeyer (jruschme_at_gmail.com)
Date: Wed Oct 27 2004 - 06:06:01 PDT
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:37:34 -0400, Kirk Zathey <zathey_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> It seems to me like Steve and Apple are drifting
> more and more toward a hand held computer rather than a digital music
> player.
>
Personally, I'm not sure I totally agree. With the exception of some
of the add-ons for voice notes and reading digital storage cards of
photos, the iPod is still a "read-only" device. Yes, you can see your
calendar and notes, but you still need the desktop system to
enter/update them.
If anything, the iPod represents the antithesis of the Newton paradigm
and more closely resembles the Palm paradigm (desktop extension rather
than full-feature handheld system). It can be argued that the iPod is
really more akin to the Rexx (sp?) only with a bigger screen, a lot
more storage, and music player.
<<<john>>>
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