Comment Newton OS dead? Nope! (Score 1) 125
People,
I often recall a commercial about the Totsie Roll Lollipop.
Kid asks the Owl, 'how many licks does it take to get to the middle of a Totsie Roll Lollipop?'
And the Owl offers to try it out, he counts"
(licks lollipop once) One,
(licks lollipop once) Two,
(bites lollipop once) Three,
Now those of you who have reported the death of the Newton OS, or Stated as a fact that the Newton OS is dead are like this Owl...
Within your finite understanding (everyone including myself fall under this statement - just some know more) Other than the almighty God of course...
If you state that the Newton OS is dead but can not point out anyother PDA out there that's better and can complete even simple tasks any faster or better - then I'd have to ask you to check your logic why the Newton OS is dead. Just because Apple dropped it doesn't mean it's dead... for Apple maybe... or you...
Many may point out Negatives in this discussion - however the few pointing out that the Newton is still alive and has now a new lease on life with the possibilities of having New Hardware now! are stating a fact that no one has proven otherwise.
The Newton still as a whole has in my opinion no competitors. New PDAs (with their Base OS) have not yet even figured out a way to do a simple task of entering a schedule any faster or better than a Newton. What good is a Newer, Faster, Smaller, Color PDA if it can't do things better? Only to promote the adage the Boy with the Most Toys at the end wins...
I dont' SEE any PDA or even some Desktops or Laptops that can preform the following challenge within the prescribed minimum steps require to complete this task on a Newton (and I use a MP110 Clear Case with NOS 1.2.00 as an example... not even the best of the Newton Family - BASE OS ONLY!) - even with add-on applications they fall short of this ...
IF those of you with a notion the Newton is dead should first try doing the following challenge on Par with the Newton or better (less steps and better intuitively) then you can have a bases for your statements... IF not be silienced... and check the Newton out thoroghly before you case you nay vote.
Using my CLEAR MP110 (BASE OS without anything additional application or enhancements installed) this can also be done on an OMP or MP100 IIRC.
These are the steps needed on a Newton to enter a schedule for a meeting.
1) Turn ON Newton (additional steps if a password is used)
2) Tap Assist (Assist Window Opens)
3) Write, 'meet mom at 3pm 1/17' (Schedule Window Opens: all the information appears filled in)
4) Tap Do
5) Tap Schedule (It appears in the Newton Dates (Calendar)
DONE
Right out of the box I don't see any PDAs able to do this, even desktops and laptops have a hard time doing this with so few steps... or with the ease or intuitively... (count everystep, not a group of steps as one... I used only the steps needed to enter this one schedlue entery... Get back to me when you do find something able to even do this simple task so readily ...
Which other OLD DEAD PDA OS from that time period is still being used and can accomodate WiFi, Bluetooth, and possibly other things in the future...
Being that the old Newton adage, "Newton's don't die they just get new batteries" is now "Newton's don't die they just get new hardware" we have a new future with endless possibilities on the horizon ! :)
I often recall a commercial about the Totsie Roll Lollipop.
Kid asks the Owl, 'how many licks does it take to get to the middle of a Totsie Roll Lollipop?'
And the Owl offers to try it out, he counts"
(licks lollipop once) One,
(licks lollipop once) Two,
(bites lollipop once) Three,
Now those of you who have reported the death of the Newton OS, or Stated as a fact that the Newton OS is dead are like this Owl...
Within your finite understanding (everyone including myself fall under this statement - just some know more) Other than the almighty God of course...
If you state that the Newton OS is dead but can not point out anyother PDA out there that's better and can complete even simple tasks any faster or better - then I'd have to ask you to check your logic why the Newton OS is dead. Just because Apple dropped it doesn't mean it's dead... for Apple maybe... or you...
Many may point out Negatives in this discussion - however the few pointing out that the Newton is still alive and has now a new lease on life with the possibilities of having New Hardware now! are stating a fact that no one has proven otherwise.
The Newton still as a whole has in my opinion no competitors. New PDAs (with their Base OS) have not yet even figured out a way to do a simple task of entering a schedule any faster or better than a Newton. What good is a Newer, Faster, Smaller, Color PDA if it can't do things better? Only to promote the adage the Boy with the Most Toys at the end wins...
I dont' SEE any PDA or even some Desktops or Laptops that can preform the following challenge within the prescribed minimum steps require to complete this task on a Newton (and I use a MP110 Clear Case with NOS 1.2.00 as an example... not even the best of the Newton Family - BASE OS ONLY!) - even with add-on applications they fall short of this
IF those of you with a notion the Newton is dead should first try doing the following challenge on Par with the Newton or better (less steps and better intuitively) then you can have a bases for your statements... IF not be silienced... and check the Newton out thoroghly before you case you nay vote.
Using my CLEAR MP110 (BASE OS without anything additional application or enhancements installed) this can also be done on an OMP or MP100 IIRC.
These are the steps needed on a Newton to enter a schedule for a meeting.
1) Turn ON Newton (additional steps if a password is used)
2) Tap Assist (Assist Window Opens)
3) Write, 'meet mom at 3pm 1/17' (Schedule Window Opens: all the information appears filled in)
4) Tap Do
5) Tap Schedule (It appears in the Newton Dates (Calendar)
DONE
Right out of the box I don't see any PDAs able to do this, even desktops and laptops have a hard time doing this with so few steps... or with the ease or intuitively... (count everystep, not a group of steps as one... I used only the steps needed to enter this one schedlue entery... Get back to me when you do find something able to even do this simple task so readily
Which other OLD DEAD PDA OS from that time period is still being used and can accomodate WiFi, Bluetooth, and possibly other things in the future...
Being that the old Newton adage, "Newton's don't die they just get new batteries" is now "Newton's don't die they just get new hardware" we have a new future with endless possibilities on the horizon !
