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In article <5j3pfr$c6t$1@otis.netspace.net.au>, mheath@netspace.net.au
(Mark Heath) wrote:

> Allen Bolderoff (allen@gist.net.au) wrote:
> : If you had the opportunity to get a machine for running linux on, and money
> : was no object, what would it be?
> 
>  A newton. With a Nokia data card and 2110e phone.  So I can be on

Hmmm. If you see Linux for Newton let me know but I don't think it will happen. 
Why not just use a modem on your home linux machine to dial into so you
can get mail via POP, telnet in to read news with your usual .newsrc etc? 

> usenet no matter where I am (on the train, walking down the street, 
> driving the car, while asleep) too bad the digital protocol only supports
> 9600. Maybe we'd have to change the name of the telnet client to writenet. 
>  How is the handwriting recognition of the newton going?  I doubt it would
> be able to read mine, I have 4 different styles for each letter. 

The MessagePad 2000 recognises my handwriting about 98% of the time - I
don't think handwriting is much good for telnet, but it's fine for news or
other net applications. You can plug a keyboard in if you need one and
unlike may PDAs with keyboards it's big enough to use and isn't made of
rubber.

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Adam Eberbach  adam_eberbach@qmgate.corp.apple.com  Newton Developer
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