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Newton Won't Die

Posted by pudge on from the nyah-nyah-nyah dept.

Superman writes "Wired just published an article about the continuing popularity of the Apple Newton MessagePad, with props to Mad Max (a Newton MP3 Player), the new ATA driver, and Newton's 802.11 capabilities. Definitely an interesting read, and more proof that just because technology may be a little bit older, doesn't mean it's not useful." I still have my MP2000, and still think it has the best UI around. I keep meaning to convert it into a wireless MP3 player. I am currently hoping for Apple to make an iPod with AirPort and Rendezvous, though.

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  1. Re:I'm not trolling by NineNine · · Score: 0, Troll

    I have *never* seen *anyone* using a Mac in the past 5 years. Never. Well no, I take that back... I saw some at the local Apple store. I'm just wondering where these hip, trendy people are. Are ALL of the "hip" people in San Francisco?

  2. Re:Inkwell by Nutello · · Score: 0, Troll
    Between OS X, Apple's core technologies and the iApps, they have the resources and technologies to truly extend the modern desktop computing experience to the mobile market.
    Imagine an elegantly designed handheld computer running a stripped down version of OS X.

    Now that's silly. Ditching NewtonOS, to replace it with a stripped down version of NeX... oops, OS X, is a step back. No matter how much eye candy you put in, no matter the fact that a microkernel is being used, OS X remains a glorified mutation of your average, backward Unix-like OS. It makes sense only inside Jobs' Reality Distortion Field.

    If anything, Apple should have scaled NewtonOS up, but of course Jobs would never develop something he can't claim as his own creature, no matter how good or brilliant it is.