Re: [NTLK] Build your own Newton?

From: Samuel Jacobson (jacobson98_at_earthlink.net)
Date: Sat Oct 27 2001 - 13:41:22 EDT


  I suppose the only thing I might add are:

1). An intuitive hierarchical system so that I can organize and
cross-reference lengthy notes,
        with mathematical and scientific characters, across multiple subjects
easily.

2). A battery that can last 15+ hours with continuous use, including with
the backlight on

3). A color screen (hear, hear for a 65K color TFT display) that is
readable in- and outdoors

  Dream or not I would like to see what you have mentioned (See below),
plus the above, in a Newton or similar type "PDA" (if a clone should we
call it Copernicus?). I could easily have this replace any slate that might
come out. Thus this type of "PDA", plus a desktop for my high end use and
polished word processing, and I am set.

  For this "PDA" I would be willing to spend $1000.

Always,

Sam

 [Original Message]
From: Apostolos Koutropoulos <admiralak_at_yahoo.com>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Date: 10/27/01 12:09:25 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Build your own Newton?

Hardware:
1) Color screen, TFT, 65k colors, the same size as the 2100
screen, viewable in portrait or landscape as the newton is
now
2) Complete bluetooth and IrDA (for interaction with other
devices)
3) 2 PCMCIA slots as well as a CF slot (SD seems too small
of a medium but if you want one go ahead have one.)
4)Rechargable "laptop style" battery type, removable too,
just like the one in the Newton 2100.
5)USB & Firewire connectivity
6) Always need to have a screen protector!
7) Stereo speaker and line in/line out as well for
recording and headphones
8) Built in microphone
9) 64MB built in ROM, 128MB built in RAM.
10) Small/slim enough to fin in a pocket (or at least a
medium sized raincoat pocket)

Software wise "wishes":
Newton OS 3.0 (in color) with
* Improved Rosetta for english and non-roman input (I love
the ewnton HWR :D)
* Voice recognition
* Standard PIM functions.
* Better manager for removable devices ;)
* Improved control panels
* Quicktime for newton (mov, avi, mpg1, mpg2, mp3)/and an
Mp3 juke box of a sort
* Built in image editor (so you can get images off digital
cameras)
* Internet setup in control panels as well (support for
IrDA and Blutooth connections with mobile phones)
* Improved note taker (with stuff like graph paper built
in)
* Built in HTML/WAP browser (opera maybe?)
* Built in system wide email client so you can send any
document from anywhere (like simple mail)but also have a
client as well with the standard inbox/outbox.
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