[27] in bcs-newton
RE: Re: Newton group newsletter?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Rinaldo)
Wed Oct 7 15:56:34 1992
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 92 15:37:33 EST
From: bcs_jim@MIT.EDU (Jim Rinaldo)
To: bcs-newton@world.std.com
Kent Borg reminded me of a few other things I would like to happen in
the firest six issues of the newsletter; I write things to the list
'cause I'll forget it/write it on the back of an envelope and forget it
{GEEEEZ, I need a Newton!!!!!!!}.
How does one go about developing PCMIA cards for Newton? What info is
out there? What about those Slickum HP or whoever hard drives that fit
on a PCMIA card? Is there other generic PCMIA stuff that is needed?
What is going on with the Whiteboard of the Future? Apple/Mr. Sculley
announced that there may be two newtons at the rollout, according to
Macweek. The second one would infer-reddily work with a whiteboard type
deal.
Will Newtons be islands on the Net? What connects right out of the box
with a Newton? What are the possibilities for America Online on Newtons,
or Comm. Kiosks in every airport that one can plug a newton into an
connect? I realize Motorola has announced cellular, Pac Bell and Skytel
has stuff but there are other exciting communications/telecomm issues.
That last section should especially be focused on those who couldn't
give a damn about AT codes, Internet sub.nets, etc etc. Just folks who
want to communicate.
One more look should be taken at The Corporate Newton. How can this
interact with enterprise resources and servers back home to make
scheduling easier or help people decide what to wear to work or
whatever.
JTR
