[NTLK] connecting a Newton MP2000/2100 question

[Forrest]

I agree, Sir Groundhog ;) ...I should have added that I was also responding because I was concerned about his disappointment if he was expecting something else, like an iPad-type experience.

There is much to be said for the joy of limited connectivity!

Thanks,

--Forrest

Sent from my AT&T iPhone 4

On Jul 6, 2011, at 11:07 AM, Lord Groundhog <lordgroundhog at gmail.com> wrote:

> ~~~ On 2011/07/06 18:37, NewtonTalk Network at newtonphoenix at mindspring.com
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> 
>> Todd:
>> 
>> While I certainly applaud your desire to own and use not just one, but TWO
>> Newtons (!!), I do feel the need to give you a bit of fair warning as to using
>> them on the Internet.
>> 
>> You've mentioned that "I've heard reports that the MessagePad (with a wifi
>> card) can browse the net and this would be neat if I don't have to spend the
>> $$ for an iPad yet."
>> 
>> This sets off some red flares for me. Just be aware that the Newton web
>> browsing experience is a far different one than one with a iPad (or any other
>> iOS device, Mac or PC). Of course, there's no color...there will be no video,
>> many pages will no open correctly (if at all), any pages rendered in Flash
>> won't work, and many images won't show up. It will also take a long time to
>> open most websites/pages.
>> 
>> If you were around and using a computer, say, in the early- to mid-90s...it's
>> a lot like that, in monochrome.
>> 
>> Those of us that use the Newton regularly understand these limitations and
>> (for the most part) accept them...it's the sheer joy of its use that makes us
>> continue on with it.
>> 
>> Just my pair of red cents on this...having said all that, Please! Carry on.
>> 
> 
> You're right to point this out Forrest, but IMO it's no bad thing.  Except
> for the work I need to do on the web, internet connection can be a curse:
> constant interruptions of e-mail, the urge/temptation to look up just one
> more thing, the ease of giving in to the desire to procrastinate and check
> new and mess around on web pages and this and that.  Writing on my Newton is
> like turning aside from all that and simply drilling down into the job at
> hand.  At first it was like moving house from a place where traffic noises
> were 24/7 into a remote woodland cabin, but very quickly I found that it was
> just the escape I needed.  It even emboldened me to turn off my phones for a
> couple of hours a day, something I hadn't done for years, so that I really
> could just be alone with my Newton and whatever is on my mind.
> 
> I still have my laptop for those times when I have to have the internet.
> What I don't have is that constant threat of interruption and distraction.
> I swapped that for greater productivity.  B-)
> 
> 
> 
> Saying that, I know that the only way Apple would ever make another one is
> if they could include connectivity.  If it happens I'd live with it, by
> turning it off most of the time.  I've learned to value my restricted
> availability too much.
> 
> 
> 
> Shalom. 
> Christian 
> 
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