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Friday, May 16, 2003
Goodbye PDA, Hello iPod?
MacDevCenter as an interesting article entitled Goodbye PDA, Hello iPod?, to which I say "I'll keep my Newton 2100, thanks!"
You should not live one way in private, another in public. --Publilius Syrus
Monday, March 3, 2003
ATA Memory Support for Newton
The original memory for Apple's Newton PDA was linear flash memory. This type of flash memory is fairly expensive on a per megabyte basis compared to, say Compact Flash memory. NewtonOS 2.x was not able to support ATA memory such as Compact Flash. Recent software fixes that shortcoming, however. Paul Guyot has created ATA Support which allows Newtons to store data on ATA cards. The cost is, 50 ,um, Euros. That's $53.90 for you and me (today, anyway). Gee, that's kind of expensive for a driver.
To-day is the pupil of yesterday. -Publilius Syrus
Thursday, February 27, 2003
Catalog of Electronic Texts
RSS Reader for NewtonOS 2.0
Newton Development Cancelled by Apple Five Years Ago Today
Panix has Super Newton Reference Site!
Handwriting Tips for Newton Power Users
The Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts is " a collection of public domain documents from American and English literature as well as Western philosophy." Electronic versions of most texts are available in PDF, Palm Pilot, Rocket eBook and Newton Paperback.
Thomas Jefferson on my Newton. Cool!
Thomas Jefferson on my Newton. Cool!
RSS Reader for NewtonOS 2.0
Raissa is an RSS reader for the Newton which supports RSS 0.91 and 1.0. As a bonus, the feeds can be read aloud by the Newton's MacInTalk Text-To-Speech capability.
Newton Development Cancelled by Apple Five Years Ago Today
On February 27, 1998 Apple announced it would 'discontinue further development of the Newton operating system and Newton OS-based products, including the MessagePad 2100 and eMate 300'.
After five years without a Newton, I just bought a 2100 on Ebay this last weekend which arrived yesterday. I've already managed to sync it with my OS X Titanium Powerbook thanks to some software I'll describe later.
After five years without a Newton, I just bought a 2100 on Ebay this last weekend which arrived yesterday. I've already managed to sync it with my OS X Titanium Powerbook thanks to some software I'll describe later.
Panix has Super Newton Reference Site!
Though not updated since 1997, Panix has a great Newton Reference site.
Of course, most of the links are dead....
Of course, most of the links are dead....
Handwriting Tips for Newton Power Users
Catamount software has a nice article on handwriting tips for the Newton. Hand writing recognition on NewtonOS 2.0 is great--no need for Grafitti. These tips will help, nonetheless.
We must give lengthy deliberation to what has to be decided once and for all. --Publilius Syrus
Sunday, February 23, 2003
Ebay Auction Number 3008475858
I am the winner of Ebay auction 3008475858 and the proud new owner of an old Newton 2100. In winning this auction, I've come full circle; from my original Message Pad to a Message Pad 120 (which I still have), to a Newton 2000, to an upgraded 2100, to multiple PalmOS devices, to a Sharp Zaurus running Linux, to a Toshiba PocketPC, and now back to the Newton.
I'm sure I'll be reminded pretty quickly about why I agreed to give up my last Newton for a Palm V....I'll bet Steve Ivy will be jealous, too.
The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time. --Friedrich Nietzsche