10 Aug
2006
10 Aug
'06
12:53 a.m.
Am 9 Aug 2006 20:25 meinte Don:
Hans Franke wrote:
> Am 8 Aug 2006 23:47 meinte Don:
>> CRC wrote:
>>> On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:15:18 -0700, Don <THX1138 at dakotacom.net>
wrote:
>>>> Pulled a Newton (110?) out of the trash today
>>>> (complete with power, faxmodem, carrying case, etc.)
>>>> Appears to work.
>>>> Can these be repurposed? Or, is it
just an oversized,
>>>> underpowered "notepad"?
>>> I've used my 120 as a portable
terminal. Not too bad if you can get by
>>> the handwriting recognition or tippy-tappin on the little graphic
>>> keyboard with the provided toothpick.
*Ah*! This has a *smarter* recognizer that can
apparently recognize disconnected strokes, etc.
So, don't draw T's like 7's (graffitit) but, rather,
draw the crossbar with a second stroke!
Amazing! (of course it has issues with my cursive
writing but most PEOPLE have those same issues with it! :>)
OK, I will have to reconsider my criticisms...
A first step to understand why the Palm was seen as a
running Joke in the Newt community. Wait till you get
an idea about the application concept.
It's more than just a cheap hardware with a boot loader
and a few predefined Apps. You'll get a whole application
framework in addition to a comfortable OS (it just doesn't
reassemble your traditional CP/M alike concept). I think
the time wasn't just right. Microsoft might do it in the
right pace - and step by step they're coming where the newt
has been a long time ago. Of course, with WinCE and .Net,
it will be a bulky and resource eating thing, Hunderts of
MBytes of RAM and Gigs of ROM needed to do what the newt
did in a few 100 K, but hat's why PocketPC will win in the
long run ofer all other PDAs arround.
In that context it might be usefull to install the latest
(aka last) OS release. If it's a 120/130, 2.0 should work.
Or look for a Newt2k. A bit bulky, but awsome and fast.
>>> A friend, a number of years back, hacked
his box to be a TV remote.
This can be done with the Visor -- but kind of clumsy
since the IR window is on the *side* on the Visor...
Better for the Newt - IR is on the top - and it's just cool
to flap-open it. There is even a speech recognition software,
so grab you Newt and say 'Comuter, give me the news channel'.
Not to mention the awsome sound programm wich can even be
made to speak.
>> Can you "install" software (like on
a Palm/Visor)? Or, do you
>> need to surgical "change it's mind" :>
> Maybe first a freeze utility to 'unload'
Apps would be a
> good first choice - Storage is rare, especialy on the old
> ones. But then again, huge (aka 16 MB :) PCMCIA memory
> cards aren't expensive anymore. Unlike most other devices,
Are there requirements for which types of cards it
supports?
E.g., I have a spare 20M flash card looking for a use...
Perfekt.
Gruss
H.
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