tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10404399.post113734738068724749..comments2012-03-31T12:38:59.512-04:00Comments on Revotera Vojaĝo: Newton Technology in 2006Fenerichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02260982910947326581noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10404399.post-46090972094959806682009-07-10T16:18:05.368-04:002009-07-10T16:18:05.368-04:00Eric E.: As far as reading GMail via the Newton g...Eric E.: As far as reading GMail via the Newton goes, I believe you can if you use its IMAP interface via Mail V. http://homepage.mac.com/simonbell/mailv/Fenerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260982910947326581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10404399.post-20422526476541799062009-07-06T12:47:00.855-04:002009-07-06T12:47:00.855-04:00Thanks for the article! I bought a MP2100 last yea...Thanks for the article! I bought a MP2100 last year and enjoy it very much. Install packages either with my powerbook (via serial usb adapter) or windows pc (using slowdown.exe). I just wish I could read my gmail email on it!Eric Escalantenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10404399.post-6608269984448093602009-07-06T12:46:16.765-04:002009-07-06T12:46:16.765-04:00I enjoyed the article. (linked to from the OSNews ...I enjoyed the article. (linked to from the OSNews page discussing the battle between the MP 2K and Samsung's new UMPC). You have mentioned something that one seldom sees in discussing the Newton--that its concept of "PDA" was far broader than what people think today, and that it was more a portable, self-standing companion to your computer. I first bought an MP 120, running Newton OS 1.3 back in 1994 or 1995--right before OS 2 came out, in fact. I used that Newton for years as my portable computer--at the time, I couldn't afford any laptop and it got too clunky to carry my Classic around with me everywhere (and then I could go and buy a _real_ Mac) ;-) But I would travel the US as an itinerant preacher for months on end. I used that Newton for reading and writing emails (AOL--both my wife and I used it--and I was on NTLK back then!), writing and printing letters and envelopes, keeping track of all my travel expenses, and lots more. But, as I said, I did this for months on end without my "real" computer. And that was only the beginning. I spent far more time on the Newton than on my desktop, using it only when the Newton couldn't do what I wanted, and if the 2100 had been around then, I bet I would have used my computer far less! Today, what with media (movies, audio, digital photography, etc.) the Newton isn't up to the task, but I used my Newton daily until I cracked its screen this past fall, and finally broke down and bought a Palm. It has surprisingly filled the shoes of my Newton, but in no way like the Newton. For one, I cannot use Graffiti to write as much as I did on my Newton. On the Newton, I could take meeting notes in real time--not on the Palm. I could write entire emails and letters--not on the Palm. To do the same on the Palm, I must absolutely use a keyboard. Plus I feel so cramped on the Palm's keyboard, and miss the intelligence of the Newton's interface and editing capabilities--not that the Palm isn't good, but I could never have done with my Palm what my Newton 120 running Newton OS 1.3 did back in the mid 90s! That's the difference!<br /><br />Oh, and the 2100, doing about 80% of what the UMPC can do, is _still_ cheaper (at its "new" price), and still more capable than the UMPC. And nobody is complaining about the UMPC prices! I don't get it!Jon Glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10404399.post-26768295831783445252009-07-06T12:45:33.161-04:002009-07-06T12:45:33.161-04:00One of the neat things about the Newton is that it...One of the neat things about the Newton is that it doesn't really need to be used as an extension of a desktop computer. I never worried about syncing it with my desktop. The only times I connected it were to install packages.Newtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10404399.post-17024924128143482982009-07-06T12:45:01.217-04:002009-07-06T12:45:01.217-04:00I picked up a newton a couple years ago on Ebay, a...I picked up a newton a couple years ago on Ebay, and thought it was the most amazing device. <br /><br />Until I tried to get it to connect to my windows computer. The serial connection would constantly die so it was all but impossible to upload packages.<br /><br />I tried looking for other software for it, but there was very little, and people were actually charging money for a good chunk of what WAS available.<br /><br />I tried development on it, but the newton tools were hideously old and arcane, and the documentation was practically useless. <br /><br />In the end I decided it wasn't worth it to invest too much time in this thing because it was SO frustrating trying to get it to do anything and interact with other systems.<br /><br />It's a real shame, because I can see the huge amount of potential the Newton was and is capable of. But all those possibilities mean nothing if basic usability and interoperability cannot be achieved.Ilsanoreply@blogger.com