Inkwell No Longer From the Newton?

CrezzyMan writes "From this post on the Newtontalk.net mailing list: Some of you may be interested to know that in the Inkwell section on Apple's website the following original text (straight after the keynote): 'Based on the Newton's 'Print Recognizer'-widely considered to be the world's first genuinely usable handwriting recognition solution-Inkwell's handwriting recognition is highly accurate and extensively tested' has been changed to: 'Built on Apple's Recognition Engine - Inkwell's handwriting recognition is the best in the industry.' Steve must really hate the Newton..." I'd be more likely to consider Inkwell a good technology if I knew it was from the Newton, but I was an actual Newton user. Most people erroneously think the HWR in Newton OS was bad (thanks to The Simpsons!).

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New eMate?

[bdesham]

I really hope Apple decides to release something like the old eMate. I have one, and it's great- it's got a nice big screen, and the option to use the keyboard or handwriting recognition for text input. It can even surf the net (with a 28.8 modem, no less)! A portable device running OS X aimed at the education market really seems like a great idea. I know that my school, for one, wouldn't even consider buying any of its students 'real' laptops, but at an affordable price, they might look into these.