Re: [NTLK] No new Newton, but Palm might have promise

From: ROBERT DOWNS (rkadowns_at_mac.com)
Date: Mon Jan 07 2002 - 19:57:09 EST


On 1/7/02 4:03 PM, "Dave's Newton" <davesnewton_at_optusnet.com.au> wrote:

>
> Hi List,
>
> I guess I'm just as dissapointed that there's no new Newton on the
> horizon as anyone, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel from
> Palm.
>
> I'm an avid BeOS user and news follower. And some of the recent news
> I've heard may be good.
>
> For those of you unaware of BeOS, it's a desktop OS (like a cross
> between a MAC and Linux) that was put together by one Jean-Louis
> Gassee. Great OS, but killed by the M$ licencing agreement on new PC's
> (that vendors weren't to offer ANY alternative OS's).
>
> Anyway - to the point... Jean-Louis headed Apple's products division
> and had a large hand in the original Newton team for Apple. And many
> of the programmers on the Newton team went to Be Inc. after the
> collapse of Newton. Indeed, the father of the Newton (Steve Sakoman)
> also worked for Gassee at Be Inc.
>
> Palm has bought Be Inc. and Jean-Louis is heading a new 'software only'
> arm of Palm. The speculation is that a new Palm will be out which will
> use the BeOS as it's OS. I know it's not a Newton and it's not the
> Newton OS, but I use the BeOS everyday and the similarities are
> striking. Any one of you would only need to use the OS for a few hours
> to know what I'm talking about.
>
> I know that the chance of this NOT being a reality is about 10:1 over
> it being a reality, but that's where my bets are hedged at this point.
> Don't get me wrong I love my Newton, but if the original programmers
> are out there working on something that is in the same genre - then
> I'll be in it if it happens.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave
> Sent from the BeOS
>
I'm all for this future device. As long as it runs the Newton OS. 8^)

No slam on BeOS. It rocks too.

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