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AFAIK Apple Newton still lives and people still write programs for it despite it being discontinued 22 years ago.
by Mikhail_Edoshin 7y ago
AFAIK Apple Newton still lives and people still write programs for it despite it being discontinued 22 years ago.
- hwj 7y agoDo you mind sharing what niche the Newton lives in?
- jamil7 7y agoTheres a pretty good podcast on the topic if you’re interested https://overcast.fm/+Xn2zXxLf4 https://overcast.fm/+Xn2zXxLf4
- Mikhail_Edoshin 7y agoHobby, I guess. E.g. here is a rather lively talk about it: http://lists.newtontalk.net/pipermail/newtontalk/2020-March/ http://lists.newtontalk.net/pipermail/newtontalk/2020-March/
- sp332 7y agoHere's someone who uses it as a ticketing system. https://twitter.com/XioNYC/status/1162073057881722881 https://twitter.com/XioNYC/status/1162073057881722881
- qubex 7y agoThe Apple eMate 300 (a Newton clamshell released in 1997, when I was 16. For some reason, though I lived in Italy, I became obsessed by the device. Finally, when I turned 32 (16*2), I bought myself one off eBay and set one up as a SSH console with a WiFi card. I enjoy the experience immensely.
- sp332 7y agoWhat sort of wifi card do you use with it?
- numpad0 7y agoDropping little apocryphal information here: Basically all 16-bit ISA PC Card(w/o bumped golden shield) can only handle WEP and 802.11b. 32-bit PCI CardBus card does WPA/WPA2 and 11g. CF cards don’t seem to be bound by this but I haven’t tested.
- soapdog 7y agoYears after the discontinuation, the Newton got drivers for WiFi and SATA from community members...