[NTLK] NewtonTalk Digest, Vol 15, Issue 3

Fri Dec 3 12:18:36 EST 2010

I want to respond to the giving up thread but first I need a test post. Sorry for the bother but I think this will bounce.

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: HI there! Searching for a FirstFone (Nate)
   2. Re: HI there! Searching for a FirstFone (Nate)
   3. The Stanford Newton User Group - Note new venue (sir izaac)
   4. Re: Thinking of giving it all up (Forrest Buffenmyer)

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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:14:38 -0500
From: Nate <pizza_pie at chess.com>
Subject: Re: [NTLK] HI there! Searching for a FirstFone
To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
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I know you may that that the FirstFone is still avilable, but I
modified an eBay URL to search firstfone. see for yourself:
http://shop.ebaycom/i.html?_nkw=firstfone [1]
-Nate

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[1] http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=firstfone
[2] http://www.chess.com

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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:16:07 -0500
From: Nate <pizza_pie at chess.com>
Subject: Re: [NTLK] HI there! Searching for a FirstFone
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I know you may that that the FirstFone is still avilable, but I
modified an eBay URL to search firstfone. see for yourself:
http://shop.ebaycom/i.html?_nkw=firstfone [1]
-Nate

_____________________________________
 Do you love chess? I do!
 Join the #1 online chess community at Chess.com - it's FREE!
 http://www.Chess.com [2]

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[1] http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=firstfone
[2] http://www.chess.com

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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 22:27:44 -0800
From: sir izaac <sirizaac at gmail.com>
Subject: [NTLK] The Stanford Newton User Group - Note new venue
To: Gopi Flaherty <gopi at mdsamerica.com>,	Sonya Hipper
	<sonyalynn at earthlink.net>,	Newtontalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>,
	Alex Perez <aperez at alexperez.com>, 	Mike Slater
	<mike_slater at earthlink.net>,	"Mr. Kevin Smith" <kevina at klsonline.com>,
	SNUG <snug at pobox.com>,	SiPUG <sipug at pobox.com>
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The Stanford Newton User Group will hold it's December meeting on the 7th at 7 P.M. before the iPhone User Group.

Michael's Gelato and Caf?
440 University Ave.
Palo Alto?, Calif.

For more information, go to the Stanford Newton User Group home page, http://pobox.com/~snug

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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 00:00 -0700
From: "Forrest Buffenmyer" <newtonphoenix at mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Thinking of giving it all up
To: "NewtonTalk" <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>
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On Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 12:07 pm Lord Groundhog wrote:

> ~~~ On 2010/12/01 18:12, pmiker at copper.net at pmiker at copper.net wrote ~~~
> 
>> ... But back to my original problem, why should I keep it if I can't find a
>> need for it?
> 
> 
> The sheer pleasure?
> 
> I have to say, as practical as I find my Newt, even if I retire I'll still
> be using it, just because ...
> 
> Try writing with it -- poetry or prose, notes to things or whatever?  Maybe
> take up another hobby and use your Newton to keep track of it?
> 
> And your wife's idea about the hobby side of things is a good one.
> 
> HOW ABOUT ...learning to program for the Newton and getting involved in one
> of the projects folks have going here?
>

Agreed...I really wish I had a better use for mine as well. When I was traveling I had appointments to make, phone numbers of hotels and those reservations to keep track of, mileage to record, and so on. Now I'm at a desk all day and have none of those things. *sigh*

HOWEVER...I must also agree with Christian. I believe that there will be Very Good Things coming soon from those Out There that are working on developing software for the Newton. If I had the time I'd learn how and try it.

I wouldn't give up just yet

Thanks,
--Forrest
-- 
"Newton, come here...I need you." --Alexander MessagePad Bell
(Sent wirelessly from my NT MP2100 using Mail V)

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