I had a MessagePad for a while. For about a year it served as my Personal Computer (I synced with a machine at work.)
No other device this small has ever fulfilled this role for me.
Hand writing recognition was not nearly as bad as legend has it.
I was a pretty kickin' graffiti guy on a Palm for a while; now, having not used one for a while, I can't use it anymore.
Anyway, there's a great Newton book - Defying Gravity - which was released. I've got a copy. Best thing is the typo on the spine.
The Newton was a great sparkling piece of technology, and a great launch. On par with Mac OS X, but more revolutionary I think.
i actually had to do this once when i lost internet access unexpectedly due to someone else not paying the bill. it was a fun trick.
i was most surprised that in building with about 15 apartments i was apparently the only person with WiFi (hadn't lived there long, and didn't live there long.)
'tis true! plus you can recompile your kernel anytime you want too, and get to spend all that time learning how to run make and configure utilities to get apps installed.
plus it's very secure, with the root user account.
all miscellaneous reasons why i have yet to do a linux install on someone's home computer other than my own, and why i bought a PowerBook. I do miss recompiling my kernel though.
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Who howled about the death of ADB?
The early adoption of USB was one of the best things about Steve's return to Apple.
Many of us will be very sad to see Firewire disappear though; very sad.
well, perhaps the text was entered on a Newton? I meant "best thing" as in "funniest thing"
I had a MessagePad for a while. For about a year it served as my Personal Computer (I synced with a machine at work.) No other device this small has ever fulfilled this role for me. Hand writing recognition was not nearly as bad as legend has it. I was a pretty kickin' graffiti guy on a Palm for a while; now, having not used one for a while, I can't use it anymore. Anyway, there's a great Newton book - Defying Gravity - which was released. I've got a copy. Best thing is the typo on the spine. The Newton was a great sparkling piece of technology, and a great launch. On par with Mac OS X, but more revolutionary I think.
I already launched the Summer of Skot I blogged it first, so I win right?
most of the world doesn't appreciate computers; most of the world finds them frustrating.
funny.
i actually had to do this once when i lost internet access unexpectedly due to someone else not paying the bill. it was a fun trick.
i was most surprised that in building with about 15 apartments i was apparently the only person with WiFi (hadn't lived there long, and didn't live there long.)
'tis true! plus you can recompile your kernel anytime you want too, and get to spend all that time learning how to run make and configure utilities to get apps installed.
plus it's very secure, with the root user account.
all miscellaneous reasons why i have yet to do a linux install on someone's home computer other than my own, and why i bought a PowerBook. I do miss recompiling my kernel though.