[NTLK] I’m torn...

[Dennis Swaney]

Kate, I did something similar a year ago and got a Mini 4 to back-up my
Mini 3. I'm considering using the Mini 4 as a trade in to reduce the price
of the Mini 5 $135.

Sincerely,
Dennis B. Swaney

"Cogito Ergo Mac"


On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 4:12 PM Kate Case <kate.case at gmail.com> wrote:

> I’ve got my new iPad mini ordered. I LOVE my Apple Pencil and use it with
> iPad Pro already, mainly for drawing. There are so many good apps for
> drawing/painting and note taking. The functionality of the iPad mini
> combined with the Pencil is going to leave your Newton in the dust I think
> Rather annoyingly, I only recent bought an iPad mini 4 and have been using
> it with a 3rd party stylus. Which hasn’t been a very satisfactory
> experience. My favourite art app Procreate doesn’t have palm rejection with
> the stylus...very frustrating. So that was a wasted purchase. All the sites
> and blogs I looked up were predicting the demise of the iPad mini line and
> I figured they’d probably never update it for use with the Pencil. Damn!
>
> Kate
>
> Jeweller & Silversmith
> Tasmania, Australia
> http://www.katecase.com/
>
>
> > On 20 Mar 2019, at 7:40 am, Mark Kuberski <berskyboy at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I use my Newton 130 everyday for:
> >
> > 1. Using the notes app to take notes (I love the cursive to text “live”
> > conversation.  The only tool similar to this is Nebo on the iPad (and
> sadly
> > not on the iPhone Pluses)
> >
> > 2. I draw in NewtPaint; coffee, mugs, logos, Star Trek ships, computers,
> > Newton, others tech, etc to put inline with my work and personal notes.
> >
> > Here’s a few photos:
> > *https://tublrbersky.tumblr.com/ <https://tublrbersky.tumblr.com/>*
> >
> > 3. On occasion I use clipart to paste to my online notes too.
> >
> > 4. Each week at church I take notes, use The Message Bible app to paste
> > bible verses inline to my sermon notes, along with drawings (of course).
> >
> > 5. I have taken all these NewtPaint drawings and used the Animation
> utility
> > to create a few Star Trek stories.  Check out the YouTube Video bellow.
> >
> > Link:  https://youtu.be/EN3o-oRMims
> >
> > So I love taking notes/diary and love drawing.  I also love the small
> form
> > factor of the Newton 130 (very portable).
> >
> > *** Soooo I’m TORN  ***
> > --------------------------------
> >
> > Apple just announced the NEW iPad Mini 5 supports the Apple Pencil (which
> > feels bitter smooth and way cool).
> >
> > But... that gonna be a $750 investment and would replace my “green little
> > friend”.  The reason I’m torn:
> >
> > 1. The money
> > 2. The Nebo app looks good, but still not as perfect/elegant as Newton
> Notes
> > 3.  I would miss the “trash can” animation
> > 4. I would miss this Newton User Group and would just get swallowed up
> into
> > a bigger Apple Ecosystem (which I’m totally submersed into anyway).
> >
> > Here’s my setup:
> > 1. Take notes on Newton
> > 2. Use Old DELL with serial port to transfer “screenshots” using Newton
> > Connection in the Newton Developer Kit
> > 3. Copy those screenshots to MS Word
> > 4. Take those images into Apple Notes
> >
> > iPad mini [proposed] setup:
> > 1. Take notes in notes using Nebo, or use Nebo directly
> > 2. Sketch/ draw in flagship drawing apps
> > 3. Bring into Apple Notes
> >
> > Much shorter time... but more pricey and I have lost something (the
> Amazing
> > Newton interface)! Such a dramatic analysis but I’m sure ALL of us (on
> this
> > list, and many of those that have left) are have / will face this.  Haha
> > almost an emotional love story (like the Newton film).
> >
> > I would be interested in other people’s comments, it’s seems like just an
> > upgrade decision... but it’s way more than that.  I just wish Apple would
> > allow the Newton OS to live on iPad!  That works be the perfect world!
> >
> > thanks,
> > Mark
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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