From: Jim Witte (jswitte_at_bloomington.in.us)
Date: Wed Sep 01 2004 - 10:14:10 PDT
> Think a while... both run and operating system, but
> - When you have something in your mind, you can write your idea quick,
> - New drivers and software installs instantaneously, and you can run
> - Newton and Table PC have agenda, everybody knows the Newton agenda,
Let me say I'm speaking generally here.. I'm not talking about the
*software*. I'm talking about the *hardware form-factor*. Think about
the NetonSlate concept in Defying gravity..
> That's only the fault of the brain-defective OS I'm forced to run. If
> Phatware were to port their PenOffice to Linux, I'd have Debian on the
> Fujitsu in an eyeblink (actually, more like half a day, as I install
:)
> Um.. getting wireless working took me a couple of *days*, and there
> was a bunch of resetting involved. Even now that I have it set-up,
> whenever I change my location I have to reset or it won't dhcp
That's because proper installation software hasn't been written,
turorials haven't been completely written (or figured out even),
location management doesn't exist (yet) for the Newton, and maybe some
wonky things related to the way base stations work - like Airport and
Appletalk packets (I think this is solved by now).
Jim
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