From: DJ Vollkasko (DJ_Vollkasko_at_gmx.net)
Date: Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:09:00 PST
> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:00:36 -0600
> From: "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop_at_ninehells.com>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] iPod-FW-Petition: Talking back to Apple - and ask
> about the
>
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 01:19:46PM -0600, James Nichols wrote:
>> Id you continued to read his post - he also urged Apple to "bring back
>> the Newton first" -
He did, indeed! That's whats called hijacking a (noble) cause to
further one's one miserable goals... Heck, the idea is: Somebody at
Apple will read this, so give 'em an earful, just for ole times sake.
;=}
>> presumably he meant releasing a new model newton
>> with modern capabilities that could utilize the full bandwidth of a
>> firewire port,
Elementary, my dear Watson!
>> rather than to provide a pc card for newton with
>> firewire ports on it or a firewire to serial adaptor or something
>> silly
>> like that.
>
> Oh. Well, then..
>
> I think a flying car with firewire would be really great too.
Peter, Peter, you're just not being your old self. Flying car with
Firewire? In theory yes, but think of the extension cord, my man! The
Newton(TM) Flying Car will need Wifi, of course, and I hear the
Research Lab in Japan is already working on a driver (no braindead pun
intended at all) that will scan for open ports and auto-connect for
constant mobile network access.
As I don't really believe in Wifi but rather Bluetooth, I'll wait for
the Newton(TM) Hovercraft, which is scheduled to be relased the year
after. A design study has been demoed here, as you all know
http://www.rqriley.com/tri-fly.html .
> This is the Newton we've got, and it seems manifestly clear, after five
> years of petitions, requests, etc. that Apple's entirely uninterested
> in
> making anything like an updated Newton, at this or any foreseeable
> time.
Still might give up smoke signs at places where they don't etc. and so
on.
> Full stop. We're still (marginally) more grounded than the people that
> are perennially expecting the next Amiga to be released next year, and
> I'd really like to keep it that way.
Man, you really want that flying cable-car piece of heap and call
yourself grounded? The Hovercraft, Peter, THAT'S where it's at!
> All the wonderful things that have
> happened to the Newton over the past decade are the result of people
> looking at the Newt they have, and seeing where *it* might go.
Amen.
Still, anybody interested in the iPod going to vote in the petition
http://www.petitiononline.com/firewire/petition.html might still want
to namedrop the Newton in the comment. See my original post.
Good luck,
DJV.
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