Re: [NTLK] Newton & knowledge management

> Guys,
> My question will follow but first some data for understanding.
>
> At work;
> I used a Newton for several years
> I took extensive notes and outlines and used it for reference via
> it's search ability
> I switch to WinCE devices in hopes of a substitute and gave up
> I now use a tablet pc to capture notes via propriety MS software (not
> txt format and cannot export to txt)
> At home;
> I bought an iMac and discovered Spotlight, threw out my PC
> I pulled out my Newton and joined this list.
> I have a renewed hope of using a handwriting method to capture notes.
> I have 10 years of notes that started with my MP
>
> I am very curious how people capture and retain information in a
> searchable format.
> The only format that seems to transcend through time are .txt files.
> Newton notes easily convert to txt files.
>
> Questions;
>
> Does this Newton and its followers continue to live on because you
> use it to capture notes for future knowledge?
> Assuming most of this group are mac users, how do you keep notes for
> future reference?

Your experience with alternative solutions echos mine. Nothing I found
could touch my old MP110. When I discovered recently that I could purchase
better Newton hardware I was delighted. I am just getting started with a
fresh MP2100 I purchased from J & K Sales.

The real value of my MP110 was the ability to carry infpormation with me. I
took a lot of Notes, and I used Notion! List Manager. Transfering that
information to a desktop never justified the battery drain involved.

This may change when I combine my bigger and much better MP2100 with a
knowledge management application I wrote myself, called iKnow. A lot of
iKnow was inspired by my Newton experiences. For example, the user is
unaware of files per se, and there is no save command. The program takes
care of all that. If anyone is interested, visit
<http://www.aloha.com/~knowtree/iKnow/iknow04.html>, although this info is
slightly outdated. I have a much improved version 0.5 ready to release,
which includes formatted printing via LaTeX.

What feels like a good idea to me is to make transfering Notes from the MP
into an iKnow collection as seamless as possible.

Gary Dunn
Honolulu
MP110, MP2100

-- 
This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries
Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/
WikiWikiNewt for all kinds of articles: http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/