Re: [NTLK] I need a PDA, is a Newton a sane choice today?

Hi Jan,

Well, I am not satisfied with either of them. I have tried a big deal
of PDA's (almost anything that was on the market PSION, WIN CE,
Newton, Palm, Linux) and in one way or the other I found all of them
lacking...

Here my opinions about the two I used most:

I chose to keep the Newton, because it is convenient for the way I
work. (HWR, Pen gestures, big screen) However I am painfully missing
the sync possibilities of the Palm. I am using the PDA for business
and have all calculations and offers in MS Excel and Word. I sure
would like to see a solution like Documents to go for the Newton and
I would be ready to pay a good deal of money for a working solution.
Also I use my PDA's as eBook Reader, but there are painstakingly few
books available for the Newton. I purchased a lot of books from
ereader.com and cannot open them on the Newt.

The Palm however is lacking a lot concerning HWR, the screen is very
small and you cannot use normal AA batteries (I am in the field a lot
and cannot plug it into a power outlet everywhere, so I always have
spare AA's for my 2100 and it will keep going strong for weeks. Even
with WiFi.). My Palm TX lasts only about 2-3 days on one charge, if
it is a very busy day it will be only one...

Hope this helped a bit.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask...

Rene

Am 07.03.2007 um 11:15 schrieb Jan Thomas:

> Hi list people, this is my first post and I'm looking for a bit of
> advice.
>
> I stumbled across the Apple Newton again recently after not seeing
> one for many years, and it just happens that I'm in a position now
> where I could really use a PDA. I know I could just go out and buy
> a Palm and be done with it, but I really do get a kick out of using
> older hardware that still has life in it, and making them do things
> that wasn't conceived when it was designed.
>
> Before I go to the shops and like the masses drop a load of cash
> for an inferior device, I thought I would do some research to find
> if this 10yr old machine will meet my needs. At the moment the
> missing gaps in my information relate to syncing. The main problem
> is that I am forced to use Lotus Notes on a PC at work, and I have
> an Apple Mac at home. I would like to be able to make notes in
> meetings, add calendar and to do entries, and sync them to my Lotus
> Notes, and also with iCal/Address book etc on my Mac (mini G4 - OS
> X 10.4).
>
> So, assuming I can get my hands on a 2000/2100, and a supported
> Wifi/BT or Lan card, can I realistically expect a Newton to fill my
> needs?
>
> Or should I forget it and just go buy a Palm?
>
> thanks in advance.
>
>
>
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