About Piracy (Newton)

[Dan Shafer]

I was going to stay out of this one but I can't.

Steve Weyer, a good buddy of mine from Apple days (he was an ATG  
deity) formed a Newton software company when he left the company. He  
was one of the Newton principals and did a TON of great software for  
the platform.

Not sure where he is or what he's doing these days but I dug up an  
email address and pinged it.

Newton was such a great product that even Apple didn't appreciate  
what it had.

General Magic tried to build on the concept and went bust when AT&T  
got impatient.

Nothing today comes close. (I have a Treo 600 and it's a pale  
imitation at best.)



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Dan Shafer, Co-Chair
RevConWest '05
June 17-18, 2005, Monterey, California
http://www.altuit.com/webs/altuit/RevConWest

On Jun 1, 2005, at 9:12 PM, Judy Perry wrote:

> It is/was just so waaaay coool...
>
> I mean, in the middle of a text-doc (either recognizing your  
> handwriting,
> which it did really well given that I was a secondary owner with  
> not great
> handwriting, or using its tap-screen keyboard), you can switch into  
> 'ink'
> mode (or whatever it was called) and start drawing pictures within the
> same app.
>
> And I never did anything other than a really superficial usage of the
> Newton!
>
> (btw, for anyone interested, the Newton still has a _very_ active  
> mailing
> list.  if interested, send me an email and I will send you back the  
> info
> if you want).
>
> Keep the Green!
>
> Judy
>
> On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 SimPLsol at aol.com wrote:
>
>
>> Andre,
>> Still have my Newton. Often think what a wonderful thing a modern  
>> Newton
>> could be: faster processor, more memory, lion battery, full color  
>> screen (for
>> showing iPhoto pictures), wireless broadband, etc.
>> Of course, I remember HyperCard fondly as well, drive a 20 year  
>> old car, wear
>> 30 year old shoes, live in a 95 year old home - newer is not  
>> always better.
>> Thanks for the good thoughts about an old friend.
>> Paul Looney
>>
>
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