5 Jul
2012
5 Jul
'12
12:16 p.m.
On 07/05/2012 03:02 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
I've seen the AlphaSmart word processor appliances, but never a PalmOS
machine from them. Interesting!
Their word processors use either 68EZ328s or 68VZ328s; they should be
very easy to hack but I haven't tried it. Then you'd have a tiny
battery powered 68K machine with a usable display and a good keyboard.
I really should try that at some point.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
All that
said, though, while I did have a new first-run Newton, I very
often wished it was faster. Most of my Newton opinions are based on the
MP2000/MP2100 machines, which were just plain amazing in nearly every
way...once again, given the limitations of the technology of the day.
I have a 2100 and an eMate. I think they are beautiful machines.
But I use my AlphaSmart Dana (PalmOS 4 in an eMate-like form factor) because
it runs all my PalmOS software, I can write apps on it with Plua, and it
even has WiFi, SD card slots and USB. And AlphaSmart has never skimped on
keyboards, even though the eMate has a very good keyboard.