Re: [NTLK] ANN: Internal USB "Port"

Martin,

I'm thinking they meant to get info/pkg's to and from the Newt via a thumb
drive.

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[mailto:newtontalk-bounce@newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Martin Joseph
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 4:22 AM
To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] ANN: Internal USB "Port"

On Sep 27, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Alex Perez wrote:

> Colin Pate wrote:
>> What I would really like is if it could connect to USB thumb drives.
>> That would be really great.
>
> Exactly. I agree completely. It would significantly increase the
> ability to upgrade one's newton.

No, it wouldn't. I think that storage is actually highly over rated on the
Newton. It's not a platform for music or high resolution images with a few
exceptions.

  I have been using my 2100 for years , and still have plenty of space
available on the 20Meg linear flash card that is my daily driver. This
includes many documents going back to my MP120 (7+ years).

It sounds attractive to have gigabytes of storage, but it isn't really that
useful on Newton, as it turns out... GPS maps might be one exception I
suppose.

my 2c US,
Marty

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