[NTLK] hello iPad

[J.S. Hohner]

Sorry about the over the top tone of my post. What can I say? I was  
excited :-)

My post was part of an email to a friend who wasn't able to follow  
the announcement, hence the product summary. As such it wasn't really  
appropriate for the list. I posted it because of the comments I  
included about the Newton.

Yes, I've used a Newton. No, I don't work for Apple. Yes, I've seen  
the Knowledge Navigator video.

The real point of my post was that the iPad strikes me as a  
reincarnation of the Newton. In a way. A worthy replacement. True,  
it's emphasis on media is different that the Newt's emphasis on  
productivity. (And true, there is no Intelligent Assistant å lá the  
KN. Now that we have the iPad, however, someone can write one :P)  
Nonetheless, the spirit behind the two devices is similar. They are  
both highly portable, tightly integrated suites of tools designed to  
manage large volumes of information and facilitate everyday tasks as  
effortlessly as possible.

I also wrote the piece to thank Steve Jobs for shepherding such a  
remarkable tool into existence. I think the iPad sums up his entire  
life's work. I hope it isn't a final summation and that he continues  
to produce insanely great products for many years, but I worry that  
he persevered through his illness just to give the world this  
product. I wanted to say, 'Bravo, time to sit back and crank some  
Dylan.'

I'm sorry I didn't write to these points directly and specifically  
for the list. I was running out the door and wanted to share while  
the announcement was fresh.

Cheers,
Jeff

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Duo 210, Mini Dock, Bondi iMac, PBG3, MP2000, G4 Cube (maxed), iPad  
(soon)


On '10, Jan 27, at 10:32 , Forrest Buffenmyer wrote:

> So...do you, like, WORK for Apple...or something?
>
>
> Knowledge Navigator? Are you serious? Have you ever seen the promo  
> video?
>
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