Re: [NTLK] Linux PDA Similar to Newton

Joost,
My point was I like the computing appliance vision of the original Mac. That's what drew me to the Mac and the Newton, by default they work as computing appliances but you can expand and tinker with them if you like (but you don't HAVE to tinker with them just to get them to work...... I'm looking at you Windows & your buddy Linux). I was just stating my view that osx has moved away from that vision a whole lot in the backend and a little bit in the frontend because of its bsd roots but it is still my OS of choice as no other current OS I've used comes closer to the computing appliance vision. I just don't like all the redundant stuff that's included now on my "computing appliance" by default.
Joe Reilly
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From: Joost van de Griek
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Subject: Re: [NTLK] Linux PDA Similar to Newton
Sent: May 31, 2009 08:59

On May 31, 2009, at 13:07, Reilly001os@aol.com wrote:

> My microwave oven has two ways to cook food, 1. You choose power and
> time, 2. You pick a preset (pizza, popcorn, etc) and it always works
> without fail, which I exactly what I want from my computer.

Computers aren't microwaves.

> I don't need 27 different ways to do the same thing, to me that's
> bloat even if those 27 different ways only take up 1KB. Give me 1 or
> 2 ways to do something by default and the option to add more ways if
> I don't like the 2 default ways, don't just install 27 ways by
> default.

This is up to you. Unlike microwave ovens, computers are multi-purpose
devices. If you want a single-purpose device, either buy one instead,
or configure your computer to become one.

.tsooJ

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