In a previous message, Joel M. Sciamma typed vigorously:
>> If it wasn't for the Newton's charm and the surprising
>>longevity of its handwriting recognition it would have been
>>dead long ago. It is only because of these two traits, and
>>the fact it was designed by Apple, that the Newton lives on
>>in the hands of the faithful today.
>
>A little charm goes a hell of a long way!
A little charm *and* one of cleanest and tastiest-looking user
interfaces ever designed. That is one of the appeals of Einstein
... not so much a replacement of the hardware, but a
revitalization and rediscovering of the NOS GUI.
g.
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Grant Hutchinson
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Received on Wed Nov 28 23:23:36 2007
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