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My favorite feature of the iPad is its $39 Newton wetsuit case. Anyone fortunate enough to have owned a message pad knows the good vibes that flowed from holdin
by kevbin 16y ago
My favorite feature of the iPad is its $39 Newton wetsuit case. Anyone fortunate enough to have owned a message pad knows the good vibes that flowed from holding their little rubberized-metal gifts from the future. There may be no soup, no NewtonScript, and no book maker, but a lot of the Newton's heart and soul is in the iPad and the iPhone. I don't know who created the iPad or how well they knew the MessagePad 2100, but it is a milestone in personal computing technology that deserves a worthy successor like the iPad and an homage like the wonderful wetsuit wrap.
- starkfist 16y agoThe case is a scuzz magnet, doesn't work with the dock, and has no clasp so you still have to worry that it is going to fall open in your bag. Your post is cool because I honestly can't tell if it is sarcasm or not. Kudos!
- kevbin 16y agoNo sarcasm. I don't love the case qua case, but for it's feel in hand and as a reference to the Newton's case material. I'd prefer a Newtonized bottom in lieu of the wrap, but you can't have everything in one swell foop.
- ahoyhere 16y agoAnd no "poof!" when you delete something. And no diagonal drag-select for multiple lines of text. And no drawing a carat when you wanted to add text. But I know what you mean. Also: swell foop. Hooray for spoonerisms!