[NTLK] Who here thinks the iPad is a worthy replacement for the Newton?

[Lord Groundhog]

~~~ On 2010/03/19 19:59, Goodwin, Greg P. at GoodwinG at aafes.com wrote ~~~

> Exactly.  Even the name, "iPad", implies the metaphor of a pad of
> paper; and what good is a pad of paper without a PEN?
> 
> -Jim
> 
> 
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> 
> Good point.
> 
> But I think we are looking at this wrong.  It is not a Pad, as in writing
> pad...
> 
> ... more like a maxi-pad.   A really large one.


Ah.   You mean like this?

http://tinyurl.com/yhutrj6

;-)  

 
Shalom. 
Christian 

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=1ZzpdPJ7Zr4
(With thanks to Chod Lang)
http://tinyurl.com/29y2dl
http://www.diyplanner.com/node/3942



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