Re: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??

From: Frédéric Pach (f.pache@skynet.be)
Date: Thu Jun 01 2000 - 05:08:12 CDT


le 31/05/2000 15:48, Jon de la Osa à jdelaosa@amavtech.com a écrit :

> So let's do it!!
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: frederic.pache@belgacom.be [mailto:frederic.pache@belgacom.be]
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 3:37 AM
>> To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com
>> Subject: RE: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??
>>
>>
>> It's a good idea.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Peter Apockotos [mailto:g4@tampabay.rr.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday 31 May 2000 03:29
>> To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com
>> Subject: Re: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??
>>
>>
>> So why don't we all email leadership@apple.com about it!
>>
>>
>>
>> At 05:30 PM +0200 05/30/2000, Frédéric Paché wrote about Re: NTLK
>> Spotted - New Newton !!??:
>>> As you know Sony will present a new PDA in September. I doubt it will be
>>> more functional than the MP2K. Maybe the new PDAman will have a
>> MP3 module
>>> in order to be like a walkman and of course the Newton can't do
>> that but I
>>> prefer a creditcard MP3 player to do this job.
>>> What about a color screen? I doubt that Sony can give us this for a good
>>> price. Look at the Palm IIIc price...
>>> I have a Palm III and really it's very limited. Graffiti is good
>> for a word
>>> or so but not for sentences. Recently I tried to use it during a
>> meeting in
>>> order to jot some drawings: the screen is really a stamp-like one !
>>> And the Newton can also be used for voice recording. The Palm
>> can't do that
>>> directly.
>>> A Pocket PC from Mr Gates ? Windows CE in it's new version is
>> not stable at
>>> all. And Windows... my job is to fix windows problems in the PC world. At
>>> home my iMac DV SE with ADSL Net line is my proud and joy.
>>> So what? So I decided to buy a Newton. I surf the Net during several days
>>> and I'm convinced this is the Rolls Royce of PDA's. Future will say if I
>> was
>>> in a big mistake.
>>> Nevertheless, killing the Newton was probably the worst decision made by
>>> Steve Jobs. The Texas administration was going to buy millions of e-mate
>> for
>>> the education sector of the country! Also the Australian government was
>>> going to replace all the PC's from the administration! So don't say that
>> the
>>> Newton family was not profitable Mr Jobs !!
>>>
>>> le 30/05/2000 16:28, Loren Finkelstein à Loren@Finkelstein.Net a écrit :
>>>
>>>> For a long time I felt the same way.
>>>>
>>>> However...
>>>>
>>>> I won't cut off my nose to spite my face.
>>>>
>>>> The only way I would ever buy an Apple PDA again would be if they came
>> out
>>>> with something better, for my needs, than anythnig else available.
>>>>
>>>> I certainly wouldn't wait for Apple to come out with some imaginary
>> future
>>>> PDA. Especially now that they have announced they are not working on
>> such a
>>>> product.
>>>>
>>>> Loren
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Jeremy Shepherd" <jbond@netcom.com>
>>>> To: "Newtontalk" <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 10:00 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: NTLK Spotted - New Newton !!??
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> I hope. I have been putting off buying a Pocket PC or a
>> Palm in hopes
>> of
>>>> an
>>>>>> Apple model.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm surprised anyone would buy an Apple PDA again after the
>> sleazy way
>> we
>>>> were abandoned in '98 with the -10061 bug still crippling our
>> machines.
>> Even
>>>> today the bug has only been "worked around" in a pretty kludgy way and
>> not
>>>> solved.
>>>>>
>>>>> The only way I would ever buy an Apple PDA again would be if
>> Steve Jobs
>>>> personally delivered it to me along with an apology for leaving Newton
>> users
>>>> with damaged goods.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Jeremy
>>>>> Jeremy Bond SHEPHERD | I never take any notice of what common
>>>> people
>>>>> San Francisco, CA | say, and I never interfere with what
>>>> charming
>>>>> Internet: jbond@netcom.com | people do. If a personality fascinates
>> me,
>>>>> Phone: 415-929-0297 | whatever mode of expression that
>>>> personality
>>>>> | selects is absolutely delightful to me.
>>>>> | -Oscar Wilde, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
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OK. Let's start up.
First I suppose we need to discuss what to write in this letter.
What are your proposals ?

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