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Originally posted by arn
Because complaints don't decide where stories go.
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Arn you need to tag that to your sig
While there are probably Newton II prototypes deep within the bowels of Apple somewhere just like there is likely a version of OSX Intel there, as with all R&D there must be a market to launch a product into. Technology by itself it just a tool, if the marketing and sales people don't think they can sell it and get in the market they way they want to - that technology may never see the light of day.
If iTunes for Windows is Hell freezing over, then this event for Jobs would be like Hell opening it's ice skating rink and snow cone factory.
I do see the iPod growing in functionality and bluring the lines somewhat ( maybe as a personal media center ), but I think Dvorak may be making this up out of the same cloth as his constant cries for a x86 Mac.
I do see the iPod growing in functionality and bluring the lines somewhat ( maybe as a personal media center ), but I think Dvorak may be making this up out of the same cloth as his constant cries for a x86 Mac.
Unless all the Macrumor users band together and pull a mission impossible style raid on Apple HQ.
I get first dibs on the iWalk and the iPod holo projector
I actually owned 2 Newtons. Terriffic piece of hardware. For it's time, I really never understood all the complaining about the recognition.
It did get a little heavy, but for it's time, it was a masterpiece. I'd give a Newton II a look for sure. It would have to have broad connectivity and work with a broad range of software and services.
It did get a little heavy, but for it's time, it was a masterpiece. I'd give a Newton II a look for sure. It would have to have broad connectivity and work with a broad range of software and services.
Not likely but that would be nice!
Yes I am one of those scorned Newton owners! I spent lots and lots of money on Newtons in the past. Let's think about this for a minute though. Bring back a Newton type of device not just a run of the mill 64mb 50 available to the user type of device but a HD based Newton with FULL connectivity! A huge missing equation for the origional. Synch all your stuff ala iPod and more (photos, docs, music, home folder etc) Built in airport, bluetooth with Newton OS 3 or something , that would be killer. I know I would buy and LOTS of other would
Yes I am one of those scorned Newton owners! I spent lots and lots of money on Newtons in the past. Let's think about this for a minute though. Bring back a Newton type of device not just a run of the mill 64mb 50 available to the user type of device but a HD based Newton with FULL connectivity! A huge missing equation for the origional. Synch all your stuff ala iPod and more (photos, docs, music, home folder etc) Built in airport, bluetooth with Newton OS 3 or something , that would be killer. I know I would buy and LOTS of other would
Originally posted by revenuee
Because with it's crappie shipping these days , it would never get here on Christmas
LOL
Not trying to be rude, but "crappie" are fish, a kind of sunfish [ie bluegill]. I think "crappy" was what you were looking for.
Made be laugh. I was wondering what their shipping had to do with lake fishing. Good start to my day!
And there's the rub.. Apple has problems now getting people to develop software for their platform, imagine trying to come up with a 2rd platform (which is what Newton was, completely different from Macintosh or PC development).
But dammit, like the rest of the fans out there, I really miss my Newton - programming it was awesome too.
Even the old Newton with an iSync plugin for Address Book and iCal would be awesome.
Originally posted by primalman
LOL
Not trying to be rude, but "crappie" are fish, a kind of sunfish [ie bluegill]. I think "crappy" was what you were looking for.
Made be laugh. I was wondering what their shipping had to do with lake fishing. Good start to my day!
thats what i get for trusting spell check
i thought that looked wrong
okay, but if this thing came out, looked like a nokia 92xx, had an i-pod built in and would as could be expected of apple work seamlessly with my mac, i would be first in line and happily fork out A LOT of money.
i would camp in front of the store in a sleeping bag - i would weather blizzards, floods and sandstorms just to get it.
please SJ if you read this and it is in the back of your mind just make the battery-life ultra-long - thank you
i would camp in front of the store in a sleeping bag - i would weather blizzards, floods and sandstorms just to get it.
please SJ if you read this and it is in the back of your mind just make the battery-life ultra-long - thank you
I don't know why people *pay* this guy money. I mean, I can talk to 10 year olds that can predict and talk about things better than what Devorak has.
I bet he has one of those wall magnet sets and just throws the word magnets on the fridge to create a new article. God, I hate that guy.
I bet he has one of those wall magnet sets and just throws the word magnets on the fridge to create a new article. God, I hate that guy.
And you'd have to fork out a lot of money... I just think for Apple to create a killer PDA with all the features people want (telephony, AirPort, razor-sharp graphics and a fast processor so I could watch video clips, iPod functionality) that Apple would charge, oh, I dunno, about $1500. And sure, I might buy it (while my wife rolls her eyes), but most of the general population would rather just buy a whole computer for that much money.
I dont need a new Newton, my 2100 is working great, a tad bit over sized but extreamly reliable, infact I just used mine this morning for an alarm clock. Does anybody know where I can find these screen saver/covers ? mine is about 3 years old.
I f you spell Newton backwards you get Not wen (Not when but Not if Steve says so)
I f you spell Newton backwards you get Not wen (Not when but Not if Steve says so)
Hmmm... seems to me Apple has just been very successful in doing this. Ever hear about this 'iPod' product? Apple made a portable CD player years ago, and not to mention that the mp3 player market (hard drive or no) wasn't a huge deal when the iPod entered the scene. The iPod (basically an updated version of the CD player) made the mp3 player market into what it is. Jobs seems to think that the smart phone is the hot market, and the smart phone can be thought of as just the next gen of PDA.
I don't think Apple has ever created a new market, but it has brought life back into them (at least in terms of interest). Everything Apple has ever created is an improvement on exsisting products.
It's on the market already...
http://www.tapwave.com/index.asp
Once again, Apple will not be first. Hopefully, as before, they will be best (iPod is a great example).
Apple just needs to start leveraging the iPod into a PDA-replacement. If they could get enough processor power into one to do a voice interface and Airport, you'd have most of what you needed to come up with a PDA-killer. But a good voice interface is YEARS away. And yes, I do use speech on my Mac.
my wife would also send me to the mental asylum, but i would happily go, grinning like a madman, clutching my i-walk
seriously in the year of the laptop, $1500 would not strike me as much if it is useful to me
I WANT ONE
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
I have $5,000 that I will throw down like a monkey flinging dung, to buy a new Apple handheld.
But Jobs don't care. He thinks artists like to use mice, I guess. I don't want a freakin' smartphone. I don't want an MP3 player. I want something I can draw on, dammit. Something wireless, larger than the Palms, and smaller than a tablet (though I'd buy a tablet instead if Apple did that).
I wish I owned a business where people still wanted to buy my products half a decade after I decided I didn't like them.
-Chilton
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
I have $5,000 that I will throw down like a monkey flinging dung, to buy a new Apple handheld.
But Jobs don't care. He thinks artists like to use mice, I guess. I don't want a freakin' smartphone. I don't want an MP3 player. I want something I can draw on, dammit. Something wireless, larger than the Palms, and smaller than a tablet (though I'd buy a tablet instead if Apple did that).
I wish I owned a business where people still wanted to buy my products half a decade after I decided I didn't like them.
-Chilton
Actually, the 2100 was the last version. I bought it 1 week after the opening of the Apple store on -line, with Jobs saying "oh, thats so cool, I have to buy two". Then he killed it 2 months later.
Anyhow, it still gives me smile when I dust it off, but its dead now. It was ideal as a laptop replacement, EXTREMELY lightweight, great add-on keyborard.
I really should give it away so some fanatic who would give it a loving home...
Handwritting Technology is Too Limited
Handwritting technology is perfect for speciality markets like the way delivery services implement it. However, for everyday use, even Palm admits its going the way of the buggy whip. The newest thing in PDAs is...a built-in old fashioned, but reliable hard key keyboard. Thats right the good 'ol QWERTY. Nobody, save a few geeks, cares about handwriting technology anymore. Get over it. Apple has.
Handwritting technology is perfect for speciality markets like the way delivery services implement it. However, for everyday use, even Palm admits its going the way of the buggy whip. The newest thing in PDAs is...a built-in old fashioned, but reliable hard key keyboard. Thats right the good 'ol QWERTY. Nobody, save a few geeks, cares about handwriting technology anymore. Get over it. Apple has.