Re: [NTLK] OT - Neo 1973 as a modern Newton?

On 9/23/07, Joshua Cearley <joshua.cearley@gmail.com> wrote:

> It would be a fair amount of work, and
> probably involve patent dodging but it could be worth it in the long
> run.

I don't want to be a wet blanket or anything, but look at the Eudora
project--a much simpler project, yet nobody can decide as to exactly
what features made Eudora "Eudora". Exactly what made the Newton the
Newton? What features would be essential? Do we want/ need backwards
compatibility with older software? data storage? or just the overall
look and feel? Howe about pen input? How far do we go? Those questions
would all need to be answered. I've long wished that somebody would
take this up.... but how and where to start? That is the question...

-- 
 -Jon Glass
Krakow, Poland
<jonglass@usa.net>
There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published
opinion.   --Winston Churchill
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