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In article <841977070.4807@dejanews.com>, richar88@upenn.wharton.edu wrote:

>1.  The screen emits a high pitched whine.  I called Apple about this. 
They said it was a known but unrepairable problem.  According to customer
service at Apple, the whine is caused by transistors in the display.  The
severity of the whine varies from unit to unit.  In some it is very severe
and people can't stand to use the machine and in others it is nearly
quiet.  Mine is pretty bad, but Apple will not REPAIR their product.

Mine's totally silent.

>2.  Connection software is nearly impossible to acquire.  It is my
understanding that Newton Connections for Windows 95 which would allow me
to dump my Notes pages into Microsoft Word is not yet ready. 
Additionally, the Spreadsheet software from Holosoft (Equate) was slipped
again. 

Try calling the Newton Source 800-639-8661 or Newton Store at
800-558-5768; they have all sorts of stuff for Newtons, including software
and cases.

>In short:  If you want a PDA as a portable computing device:  Do not buy
the Newton if you expect to be able to link the PDA to your Windows-based
spreadsheet programs or your Windows-based word processors.

Not true; you just have to look around a little.

>4.  While software is supposed to be readily available, I have had very
little luck at companies such as CompUSA, MicroAge, etc.  Most of the
"Computer Superstores" do not carry much if anything.

Who would expect them to? They don't even carry Newtons... you need to
call the mail-order companies for software anyway. They're cheaper,
tax-free, have a wider selection, and deliver overnight.

>IN SHORT -- THE MESSAGE PAD IS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY IF YOUR
NEEDS ARE DAILY ORGANIZATION IN A TRANSIENT PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT
REQUIRING PC COORDINATION.

Not true at all. I've had mine for over a year, use it for scheduling &
for many other tasks, sync it to my home computer, and it works great. I
couldn't live without it.

>If you appreciate quality products, lobby Apple to license Microsoft to
product software for their product.  Hopefully, Apple can get HP to make
the hardware as well.  (Actually maybe, HP and MS can get together and
finish off Apple.)

Microsoft? Yeah, I can see it now; nothing will be compatible, s/w
upgrades will be next to impossible... the last company I'd look to for
hardware would be Microsoft. HP is another story.
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Bob Patin
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