On Wed, 28 May 1997, Jim wrote: I've been wanting to get one of these really bad. They kinda sorta decided to scrap the whole idea (they=Tiger). I guess JCPenny has an exclusive distribution but everytime I checked their catalog during christmas they didn't have it in there. If somebody knows where I can buy the Tiger Learning Computer from, by all means speak up. I was reading an issue of BusinessWeek that had an article on commercial product design awards. Awards are given out each year for industrial design of various products. This year a couple computers, which are surely to become classic 10 years from now, won awards. I was thinking about other systems that will be classic collectibles 10 years from now. So allow me to propose this list of computers that will be so: The Psion Series 3 (3, 3a, 3c) and Psion Siena - awesome palmtop computers with multi-tasking operating system and integrated applcations (I have one and swear as well as live by it). Any PalmTop - HP OmniGo, Casio Cassiopea (with Windows CE), etc. Also, some of the personal digital assistants like the Sharp Zaurus. The Apple Newton and the Sony MagicLink. The Apple eMate (one of the industrial design winners). It has a touch-screen and is basically a Newton but has a full-sized keyboard and is smaller and lighter than a laptop. It has no disk or hard drive. The Philips VELO1 - a palmtop running Windows CE (also a winner in the BusinessWeek article). The Samsung NETboard computer - another winner, you have to see this one, it is truly awesome. I wouldn't mind collecting it right now. The IBM Aptiva which puts the CPU, CD-ROM and disk drive in a slim console and the hard drive and expansion chassis in a seperate box (I assume connected by a bus cable). Again, this was another industrial design winner. So anyway, this is just my speculation. I think what makes these systems stand out from the rest of the crap you have today is that they are unique or have special features about them that set them apart from the Wintel clones (which is I guess to reiterate they are unique). Sam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass

On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, Jim wrote: Wow, I'm surprised actually. I didn't think it would ever get off the ground. That's really cool though. I'm going to go out and get mine. Sam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass