Why, Twittering from my Newton, of course.
jensa says:
Hi Grant,
Have you seen this article? BTW: Thanks for keeping that Newton running as a server. It's such a great testament to how cool the machine still is.
My wife pulled her old out from a drawer last week as we were cleaning. She changed the batteries and tada-ding it was still working as it should after 10 years in a drawer... Try that with a Windows Mobile based device :D
J
Grant Hutchinson says:
Hey Jensa.
Yes, I did read that article (and several others along the same speculative lines). It will be interesting to see how Apple approaches the whole idea of a "sub-laptop / handheld / touch screen device" market. I think that it makes a lot of sense on some levels, given the technology they've integrated into the iPhone and iPod touch. But then again, Mr Jobs has been adamantly opposed to anything resembling a Newton or the traditional PDA hardware model.
We’ll have to wait and see.
To be sure, I'll probably buy whatever Apple comes up with - but it won't be replacing my Newton any time soon. The Newton isn't about the hardware, it's about the user interface, the software and the built-in intelligence - when combined with the hardware.
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