From: James Elliott (james.elliott_at_newted.org)
Date: Fri Aug 13 2004 - 13:37:57 PDT
Yes. It is just as useless to me and annoys me just as much as the
Newt's NIC port. I only need the FireWire connection on the iPod,
just as I only ever need the serial connection on the Newt. I
shouldn't really complain, though. I only bought the iPod because of
the rebate right before the new ones came out.
-James
James Nichols <smilr_at_mac.com> wrote:
>Anybody else notice that the iPod 3/4g dock connector looks a lot like
>a perfected Newton interconnect port?
>
>Just playing devils advocate thats all folks.
>
>Also - if you take a close look at the drawings on the register's page
>(which I presume to be patent sketches), it appears the tablet has a
>squared off edge - remeniscent of the iBook lids, or the 1/2g iPods.
>Given that apple has updated the iPod to a fully rounded design I would
>expect any such tabletized apple product to follow suit.
>
>J. Tyler Nichols
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