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Something that strikes me, using a Newton today, is just how little has changed in the fundamental things people want to do with a mobile device: messaging, con
by jmbwell 4y ago
Something that strikes me, using a Newton today, is just how little has changed in the fundamental things people want to do with a mobile device: messaging, contacts, calendars, and notes. For all that modern devices can do, these four essentials seem more or less the same in concept and function between my MessagePad 120 and my iPad Pro, despite 30 years between them.
- thrway3344444 4y agoGames, stream video content, entertain young children at restaurants and on planes, edit/produce content for social media, ...
- macstainless 4y agoIt has changed somewhat, but the biggest thing is connectivity. If ubiquitious connections were around then, like they are now, the Newton may have had a very different story.