October 27th, 2008
By some accounts, businesses are snatching up Macs more and more these days. 9 to 5 Mac says the use is quadrupling, while some say the increase isn’t so great. But for the subject to even be noticed, something has to happen.
In fact, something is happening: Apple, whether directly or indirectly, is telling the enterprise market, “we’re not so bad.”
Apple tried this years ago. The Apple III was meant to be a business model PC. So was the Lisa. But their cost or glitches, combined with IBM’s early dominance, relegated Apples to the “creative” and education markets. Hippies love Macs. Suit-and-tie professionals? Not so much. At least that was the perception.
Then Apple created a tool that was tailor-made for business: the Newton Messagepad.
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Posted by davelawrence8 at 5:05 am on October 27th, 2008. Categories: ipod/iphone, messagepad, newton, newton history. Tags: apple, business, enterprise, iphone, iphone SDK, ipod, marketing, message pad, newton, PDA, software. Subscribe via RSS.
February 21st, 2008
How much fun can faxing yourself be? Try doing it with a Newton!
I tested the Newton’s faxing capabilities last week, to great success. It’s doggone easy. Here’s how.
First, get yourself a Newton external fax. I grabbed mine off eBay for about $1, plus shipping, which was very affordable. With the 100 series Newtons, there’s no fax card or extra software required. Everything you need is right there.
The Newton fax takes two AA batteries (in the slot pictured above), or it has an AC input for 7 voltz. I had two spare AAs around, so I used those. Next, I unplugged my phone from the cord and plugged the end into the fax. That’s all you need to do to set up the fax part. More… »
Posted by davelawrence8 at 11:23 am on February 21st, 2008. Categories: DIY, howto. Tags: apple, business, cover, DIY, easy, fax, GTD, how to, howto, memo, messagepad, modem, newton, note, notes, paper, sheet. Subscribe via RSS.
