How-to:
Interviews:
Newton Poems:
Newton misc.:
iPocalypse:
Q: How many Apple Newtons does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Foux! There to eat lemons, axe gravy soup.
[Thanks to Wikipedia for the inspiration.]
Apple Newton MessagePad Collection – #1a
Originally uploaded by sonnyhung
Looking to buy a Newton? Chances are this guy has some.
And to think it all started so simply:
I purchased my first Newton MP100 back in 1996 for $169 plus shipping. At the time I purchased also the Newton Enhancement Kit which included a Newton Bag and several software titles.
“Sonnyhung” has more than 1,300 photos dedicated to his Newtons, other Newtons, Newton advertising, Newton peripherals, Newton babies – everything. Even Newton cakes.
The guy’s a pro.
[Part 1 of “NewtFlick” finds.]
See above.
I think I’ll try a new one for each season – maybe do some holiday stuff, too, ala Google.
Also, a new template to fit the colors. Blue/gray=winter, right?
Let me know what you think!
Holy moly.
There’s a blog I just found, called simply “My Newton Blog,” that’s shaped like a Newton.
Shaped. Like. A. Newton.
The only part I can’t figure out is how to scroll down through the individual blogs. Going from blog to blog is easy. But reading a blog that’s continued past the viewing point is beyond me.
Thomas Brand, the blog’s author, asks a great question – about the need for a walk-through for modern Newton users like me – and maybe that’s something I can get to. A step-by-step process for getting a MessagePad up and running, from purchase to everyday GTD.
I’ll contact Thomas and learn more.
Today I tried out another iPhone at the Deathstar store (aka, AT&T).
But lately I’ve been trying to revive the Newton by getting some old macs to work again. I’ve got an LC II, a Quadra, and a PowerBook 5300 – all sitting around unusable, and all because I don’t have a proper display with any of them.
The PowerBook’s screen seems to be DOA, and the two desktops are missing a monitor.
So the Newton has helped me build this blog, but not much besides that. What I’m scared of is entering all the information by hand, which would take forever. My contacts, calendar, to-do items, etc. – that’s what the Newton was built for, but without a proper information input system, it’s damn clunky.
Not like the iPhone: I could plug it into my G4 iBook and be all set. iTunes does all the hard work for me.
The Newton? A poetic brick. The MessagePad came with a Connection Kit, but I need the proper Mac (or, really, any old school PC would work – but who wants that?) to manage it.
Any suggestions?
there once was a man
From duntndxet Wlo’s
disk was So long he lmld
Duck it
