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BCS Meeting: Apple Presents the Newton MessagePad
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Albert Willis)
Tue Nov 16 11:17:35 1993
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 11:13:56
From: awillis@MIT.EDU (Albert Willis)
To: bcs-newton@posse.mit.edu, npc@MIT.EDU
Group: BCS Newton PDA
Date: Wednesday, November 17
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: New England Life Hall, 225 Clarendon Street
Copley Square stop on the MBTA Green Line
Topic: Apple presents the Newton MessagePad
Apple Computer will demonstrate the Newton MessagePad, the premier
personal digital assistant on the market today.
Newton is a portable, pen-based, hand-held communications device that
goes way beyond the capabilities of a desk-top computer. Apple calls it
a "personal digital assistant", and considers it to be its biggest
market opportunity since the introduction of the Macintosh. It is a
kind of high-tech notepad, designed to support the information-related
tasks people do most often, such as making notes, keeping track of
names and numbers, creating lists, and sending faxes.
Andy Stadler, an engineer on the Newton team, will demonstrate how
Newton Intelligence helps you get organized and in contact with the
people you need to be in contact with. Because the MessagePad is a
communications assistant, Apple will demonstrate both wired and
wireless communications capabilities of the Newton,
including:
* NewtonMail, the electronic mail service for MessagePad owners
* Newton Message Card, Apple's wireless communications device
* Newton Fax Modem Card, a PCMCIA fax modem for the MessagePad
Apple will also demonstrate the Windows and Macintosh versions of the
Newton Connection Kit, software that allows a user to create, view,
edit, synchronize, and back up their Newton information to either a Mac
or PC using Windows.
The Newton Fax Modem Card, NewtonMail and Connection Kit for Windows
were both announced on the first day of Comdex, November 15.
Several third party companies have started shipping Newton
applications, some of which will be demonstrated at the meeting.
The Newton Toolkit (NTK), a sophisticated software development
environment will be demonstrated as well. NTK uses NewtonScript, a new
dynamic, object-oriented programming language to create Newton
applications. Currently, NTK is only available on the Macintosh, but a
Windows version is in development.
There will also be a few surprises and product give aways, including
t-shirts, Newton MessagePad software and peripherals.
Come find out about the BCS Newton PDA group and the services it
offers to BCS members who own or who are interested in Newton
technology. The Newton Programmer's Collective (NPC) is a special
interest group within the Newton group that supports people using NTK
to do software development.
As usual, the BCS Newton group will provide the latest in Newton news,
rumors and public domain software.
More information: The Boston Computer Society 617-252-0600
Albert Willis, 617-253-0196
Director awillis@mit.edu
Jim Rinaldo, Director, 617-566-0572
Editorial & Content bcs_jim@mit.edu
