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- From: Cohena@mdc.com (Andy Cohen)
- Subject: Re: Newton Technology
- Message-ID: <Cohena-171192082108@l30346.mdc.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 16:28:09 GMT
- Organization: MDGAC
- Followup-To: comp.sys.pen
- References: <Cohena-111192093041@l30346.mdc.com> <1992Nov13.103137.9136@chemeng.ed.ac.uk> <1e10sbINNiru@uwm.edu>
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- In article <1e10sbINNiru@uwm.edu>, anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J
- Stieber) wrote:
- >
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- > Me too. Especially since Newton isn't anything new. Handheld pen
- > computers have been around for years. The software that does what
- > Newton machines do has been around for years. All Apple is doing is
- > putting it together. As it happens AT&T has beat them to it. Read
- > comp.sys.pen, it's where the serious pen traffic is.
- >
-
- I am not all too sure that the pen aspect of Newton is the real point(ouch
- sorry about that!).... It seems more to me that the pen input device is
- simply like the mouse to the Mac....just the tip of the ice burg...
-
- I'm more intrigued by the "Free-form data collection" capabilities....
- The Apple pamphlet describes a new form of database design which is free
- form and allows flexibility and "intelligence" ......and the recognition
- learning routines....are any of the other pen-hand-helds selling fully
- integrated recognition ala write the numbers then draw the line under them
- to get the sum the way Apple is touting the Newton PDA????
-
- Don't forget that the guy behind the SW stuff is Larry Tesler...the guy who
- got Apple to build the MacApp library....These guys got the Alan Kay vision
- driving them as well.
-
- AT&T, IBM, Grid, HP and even the newer guys do not have the marketing
- skills of Apple, the evanglism experience, nor the cash, nor the
- network-organization setup with Asian companies....too bad they are
- dropping the ball big time with developers on this...
-
- While I'm not saving my $ for a Newton-PDA or preparing to sell my 95LX, I
- would not be surprised to see Apple stomp the market....
-
- Ya got to admit...it's fun to watch them run!
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