Re: NTLK The Newton's successor?

From: Bill Davis (newton@ecity.net)
Date: Thu Mar 30 2000 - 01:58:44 EST


On 3/29/2000 3:26 PM, gopi@sloth.org [mailto:gopi@sloth.org] wrote:

>On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Bill Moser wrote:
>
>> I was just checking out http://www.smaller.com and found an article on the
>> Compaq Ipaq...apparently it's rumor, but if true, the Windows CE devices
are
>> going to be using StrongArm (MP2k) processors now. 200+ MHz.
>
>Well, the iPaq is a desktop device...

Nope - different iPaq. This is the "iPaq Pocket PC" (it wasn't good
enough to rip off Apple's name and concept, now they have to rip off the
Newton too. And I'm already mad at Compaq for how they are screwing up
royally with the OpenVMS operating system and Alpha processors they got
when they bought Digital Equipment Corp.)

>And there are already numerous ARM-type CPUs used by various CE devices.
>
>Catching up with the newton is nothing to do with the processor, it's all
>about the OS. CE will never be there.

Yep. Looks like they may have made some smart changes to CE this time
around, though. Must be nice to be able to keep throwing money at the
product to try to get it right....instead of THINKING and researching
before shipping. ;-)

 - Bill

_____________________________________________________________________
 \\ /, "Ink Different" at Info-Newt, the site for Newton PDAs
`( Info-Newt Newton news & info web site: http://www.info-newt.com/
  \ Newton FTP Software archive: ftp://ftp.info-newt.com/
   = GOT A NEWTON QUESTION? Visit: http://www.info-newt.com/faq/
             

******************************************
This NewtonTalk Message brought to you by:

EVOTE.COM, the ESPN of Politics on the
Internet. Visit EVOTE.COM for all the latest
news on Campaign 2000!

Visit http://www.evote.com today!

******************************************

Need Subscribe/Unsubscribe Info?
visit http://www.planetnewton.com

******************************************



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Wed May 03 2000 - 09:41:17 EDT