[NTLK] Fact Check

[Ryan Vetter]

> -The OMP could send and receive faxes with the optional
> external or compact fax/modem card

Horvat said: "It could send, but it couldn't receive, and neither could any Newton before OS 2.0. Many other modems were supported too."

My reply: OK, I think I agree with you on this.  It wasn't clear from the original documentation, and their advertisements are a bit misleading on this front (i.e. middle of nowhere commercial).

> -The OMP could receive both voice and text messages with
> the optional Newton Messaging Card - text messages would
> display on Newton's screen

Horvat said: "The Messaging Card could only receive alphanumeric pager messages."

My reply: What I am certain of is that those alphanumeric pages would display on Newton's screen.  But as for the voice messages... Are you certain?  This contradicts the literature.  I read in a few places that Apple provided a 1 800 number messaging conduit, and, when someone called and left a voice message for someone who owned a Newton/Messaging Card, the Newton Messaging Card would beep.  I guess the Newton owner would then call into some access number and listen to their message.

Reference 1: http://www.forcedperfect.net/hardware/newton/newtonmessagingcard/

> -The OMP could send text messages to other Newtons
> wirelessly, that themselves had the Newton Messaging Card

Horvat said: "See above."

My reply: Here, I am still confused.  The brochure for the OMP says: "Newton can send messages to another Newton through thin air"

Reference:

http://www.macmothership.com/gallery/newads12/93_newton02.jpg

Then I turned up this article, which says that not only can alphanumeric messages be received, they can also be sent.  Also Email can be sent and, presumably, received, wirelessly, to/from other Newtons, presumably only those on the messaging system.  Further, news services (data) could also be delivered to the Newton user wielding the Messaging Card.

Reference 1:


http://books.google.com/books?id=qDsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=newton+messaging+card+voice&source=bl&ots=_DKpQTnDJu&sig=07GvG5-VxyGfe30zaZwmjRTrajE&hl=en&ei=ocpYS4DNBoq2M5CQneAC&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CBoQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=newton%20messaging%20card%20voice&f=false

Reference 2: 

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1290&dat=19930731&id=tesPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iI4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6519,7947464
> -The OMP could not wirelessly send faxes

So far I think it couldn't originally send faxes wirelessly.

So, how confused are we?  Can anyone shed some more light on this, on the mystic Newton Messaging Card?



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