Microsoft's first tablet was just as worthless. There were no "apps," and that is what produces the utility of the iPad and its knock-offs. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 9:48 PM, Anthony Farr <[email protected]> wrote: > On 22 June 2012 07:07, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: >> The Apple Newton pedated Microsoft's crappy attempt at a tablet by >> several years. Both were simply ahead of their time. Timing is quite >> important in marketing success. > > The Newton was a PDA rather than a computer. It was very limited > compared to even the simple computers in its time. And it didn't work > as described. A friend of mine who was running a small ad agency got > some Newtons when they came out, and within a month they had been > abandoned, sent back to the shop from whence they came. "As useless > as tits on a bull" may have been said at the time. > > regards, Anthony > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
