Re: NTLK NTLK: New Palm Device

From: Bill Davis (newton@ecity.net)
Date: Fri Mar 31 2000 - 01:54:23 EST


On 3/30/2000 9:43 PM, Brian Pearce [mailto:bpearce@cloud9.net] wrote:

>> Tonight while showing the latest cool thing my MP2k will do to a friend of
>mine who is a palmite
>> (Yes we have the compare pda wars prior to my WingTsun class)...he
mentioned
>that Palm has
>> announced the NEW palm. Supposed to be on the way. He seems to think it
>will be the size of the
>> Newton, Stand alone, able to connect to lan, cable modem, etc. Color, etc.
>
>There's a story on this at...
>
><http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-1591077.html?tag=st.ne.1002.thed.100
>6-200-1591077>
>
>...but it's short on the sort of speculation you describe above. I don't
>think there's any PR that goes along with this, just the report of public
>comments.
>
>> So, maybe old SteveJ at apple shared the Newton Technology with Palm, and
>they are going to
>> make the new newton? IT sounds promising. I am looking for this press
>release now...let you
>> know when I find out something.
>
>I live in hope...but I've yet to hear anything more than rumors to that
>effect.
>
>
>BRIAN/bpearce@cloud9.net
>

Actually, PALM didn't announce this. 3Com did. They are no longer the
same company, remember! I'm afraid you're hoping in vain.

 - Bill

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