*Caution*
The white iBook (Dual USB) does not have an IR port on it. The earlier style
iBooks did have one I believe. Also, The G4 Ti laptops have an IR port as
well as a huge pricetag.
Thaxton
Proud owner of an iBook 600mhz
>From: Laurent Daudelin <nemesys_at_cox.rr.com>
>Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>To: NewtonTalk <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
>Subject: Re: [NTLK] MessagePad vs ThinkPad
>Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 23:59:48 -0500
>
>
>on 02/11/01 00:44, Scotty Technoir at mailrecipient_at_home.com wrote:
>
> > so Newton Data Browser via IR works only on the Mac side of the store.
>Alas,
> > must i trade my Thinkpad for an iBook? If only my Duo2300 had an IR port
>=[
> > Actually, trading the 'Pad for an iBook sounds pretty good...i am
>doubting
> > there would be any takers!
>
>Yep, you are certainly encouraged to trade your Thinkpad for an iBook. You
>will never regret it.
>
>-Laurent.
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>=====================================================================
>Laurent Daudelin <http://home.cox.rr.com/nemesys>
>Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:nemesys_at_cox.rr.com
>
>candygrammar n.: A programming-language grammar that is mostly syntactic
>sugar; the term is also a play on `candygram'. COBOL, Apple's Hypertalk
>language, and a lot of the so-called `4GL' database languages share this
>property. The usual intent of such designs is that they be as English-like
>as possible, on the theory that they will then be easier for unskilled
>people to program. This intention comes to grief on the reality that syntax
>isn't what makes programming hard; it's the mental effort and organization
>required to specify an algorithm precisely that costs. Thus the invariable
>result is that `candygrammar' languages are just as difficult to program in
>as terser ones, and far more painful for the experienced hacker.
>
>
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