Re: [NTLK] Conjure: Newton inspired desktop software

From: Steven Bailin <sjbep_at_mac.com>
Date: Sat Sep 01 2007 - 15:43:53 EDT

Hi,

Do you suppose Apple would really come after you for patent
infringement on a device they no longer make, or hardware they no
longer support? Oh, silly me!
It would be great if your software could fully interact with the
Newton. Your site looks great!

Thanks,
Steven
On Sep 1, 2007, at 1:15 PM, Chilton Webb wrote:

> Hi,
>
> As some of you know, I still refuse to give up my (modified) Newton
> 2000. However, some things about its user interface don't exist on
> Macs at all, so I've been working on a Newton-esque desktop app for
> my MacBook (and PowerBook before that) that works similarly, and it's
> finally finished.
>
> Unfortunately, I did some research on the various patents Apple has,
> and found that some of the features were actually covered under their
> patents, so I had to remove them. Those features will return later,
> in a different form.
>
> But I'd like to hear thoughts and suggestions on this from anyone
> here about the finished product. I plan to put it on sale next week.
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/chilton/Conjure/
>
> Thanks!
> -Chilton Webb
>
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