[NTLK] Suggested Laptop for Newton programming

[Lord Groundhog]

~~~ On 2014/03/16 17:13, Daniel Coughlin at cidisguise at gmail.com wrote ~~~

> Though I am by no means an expert on Newton software development, I would
> think the Wallstreet/PDQ series G3s would work well. They are common, cheap,
> well-built, have built-in support for DVD drives, floppies, and 32-bit Cardbus
> for USB and the like along with built-in Ethernet while retaining the old
> serial and IrDA ports that you are indicating you need. The 14" models have
> rather nice displays as well.
Holy run-on sentence, Batman!
In any case, I
> hope you find what you're looking for. I don't want to have stopped silently
> lurking on the list for nothing.
Apologies for the excessive quote, my Windows
> Phone doesn't let me edit it. (grumbles)




I'm no expert on Newton software development either, but as owner of 5
still-in-use Firewire Pismos I'd say, if you're going for a Wallstreet you
may as well go the whole hog and get a Pismo.  The way I evaluate hardware,
I'd call the Pismo the ultimate laptop for design and execution, as far as
users are concerned.  I'll stop there; the last time I wrote to someone
about the Pismo it turned into a small article that wouldn't have looked out
of place as a review in MacPlus, back in 2000.  But trust me, as laptops go
they're the business.  In fact, in my (very personal and perhaps eccentric)
opinion they're the second-best computer ever made by anyone, right behind
the Newton.  


Just my 0.02 of copper in whatever currency you prefer.




 
Shalom, 

Christian 

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