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  1. Re:Software? by maczealot · · Score: 1 · on A Cheap and Portable Word Processor?

    Google is your friend:

    http://www.oldschool.net/newton/ibm.html

  2. re: low sales and prices by Mr.+Cancelled · · Score: 1 · on Sharp Plans To Pull Zaurus From U.S. Market

    People don't seem to be willing to pay a premium for gadgets and alternative systems

    Sounds like the same reasons that Apple always provides for why they don't want to get back into the PDA game (much to the chagrin of the Newton crowd, I might add)

  3. Re:Not so... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Using GPUs For General-Purpose Computing

    Get back under your bridge, stupid troll.

    How is an ARM a GPU?

  4. Re:slashbot by baldass_newbie · · Score: 5, Informative · on New Documents Shed Light on Microsoft's Tactics

    Please explain how pocket, portable computing would have been possible even ten years ago.

    What about the Newton, circa 1993?

  5. Re:Apple != Tablet by sysopd · · Score: 5, Funny · on Cheap Linux Tablets, And (Maybe) An Apple Tablet

    then how do you explain this pic I have of the new prototype?

  6. Apple Newton by Presence · · Score: 2, Insightful · on Technologies that Have Exceeded Their Expectations?

    The Apple Newton is, in my opinion, a great example of technology living beyond its expected lifetime and abilities:

    There's a very strong and active user community, plenty of help, and gobs of software. An incredibile amount of work has been poured into the device with addons like wireless networking, CompactFlash ATA support, Shoutcast and MP3 playing, web serving, and desktop synching. All this adds to the Newton's built in PIM, notetaking, and email support.

    I use my Newton for a telnet client, guitar tuner, notepad/to-do lister, and MP3 player.

    The first usable Newton was put out in 1996 and the most powerful and expandable Newton was released middle of 97. The thing's lived a long life and looks like its gonna keep on chugging for a long time more, expecially since they can be found for just over $100 on eBay and the continued support of the Newton community. I know I won't ever ditch it.

  7. Since everything else seems slashdotted by mao+che+minh · · Score: 3, Informative · on Five Years Later, Newton Still Going Strong

    Since everything else seems slashdotted, try this: The Newton Source

  8. Re:Linux != hackability by SubtleNuance · · Score: 1 · on Gamepro Talks About Indrema

    Funny. I consider myself an "early adopter". I was one of the first people to purchase a Palm. I was one of the first people to purchase a Dell Inspiron 4000

    Now If you had said "I was one of the first with a Newton, or I was one of the first with a Grid Lap-Top" I may have agreed to your claim as 'first adopter' - but I hardly think there is anything revolutionary about a laptop with snap on/off colour wrist pads. Now would you consider yourself on the techno bleeding edge if you bought a iMac 'before everyone else'...

    It cannot, and shouldn't, be done
    Wrong & Wrong - but clearly irrelevant.

    No hacker argues that they shouldn't rip apart their computers as soon as they buy them
    Every 'hacker' I know removes the case from everything he/she owns - before they plug it in...

    Im really not interested in 'speaking for the hackers of the world' here -not only is it far to 31337 for me and just a little silly- but you clearly don't understand the vein of this argument, my response, or the true nature of the article. Did you even read the post that you responded to? The articles? Taco's comments?