If Apple made a PDA......

Dell Ax Dude · 10-10-03, 07:02 PM

if apple made a pda, would u buy it? Apple does have a way of taking things and making them really, really cool (ipod)

Howard2k · 10-10-03, 07:19 PM

It would depend on the specs, looks, interface etc. No way to answer that based on such broad (ie, no) criteria :)

silentknight · 10-10-03, 07:20 PM

First of all, if apple made a pda what OS would it run?,
I can gaurantee you they wouldnt put Windows on a
MAC PDA..... and im pretty sure Palm OS wouldnt be
fancy enough for them, so they would have go w/ their
own OS.........im pretty sure mac wont get in the game...
too late... if they started out, about the same time as others
then possibley they could have a pretty decent line up for mac users, but software, hardware .. everythings already established for PPC... any CF hardware would have to have new drivers
made......

**hnelson59** · 10-10-03, 08:05 PM

they did make one - the newton and apparently it is still up and running!

click here for more info

edit added newer picture and link

smeg36 · 10-10-03, 08:10 PM

I am glad someone knows our roots! The Apple Newton was the FIRST pda, back in the early 90's, and it bombed horribly.

dellaximboy · 10-10-03, 08:15 PM

At first, when I didn't know anything about Pda's, I heard of Palm and thought that it was an apple-based PDA. But that was a long time ago.

Howard2k · 10-10-03, 08:21 PM

The Newton was the first PDA, depending on your definition of PDA.

dellaximboy · 10-10-03, 08:22 PM

Wat do u mean "depending on your definition"?

**hnelson59** · 10-10-03, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dellaximboy
Wat do u mean "depending on your definition"?

was it made by a "creationist" or an "evolutionist"? it matters!

bad hn!

that was for Howard ;)

Howard2k · 10-10-03, 08:29 PM

Exactly that.

HP relesed a "handheld" that had organizer functions in the 70s.
PSION had handheld products out in the early 80s.
The Newton was the early 90s. 92 or 93??

**hnelson59** · 10-10-03, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Howard2k
The Newton was the early 90s. 92 or 93??

according to the link i posted with the pic, 1993. you're good Howard. ;)

Howard2k · 10-10-03, 08:32 PM

LOL, thanks HNelson. PDAs evolved as early as the 70s, but the Newton was not created until the 90s.

There you go. Coexistence. :)

**hnelson59** · 10-10-03, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Howard2k
LOL, thanks HNelson. PDAs evolved as early as the 70s, but the Newton was not created until the 90s.

There you go. Coexistence. :)

LOL - sorry. i could not help myself. it was such an easy target. :D

silentknight · 10-10-03, 08:37 PM

You know, i knew the newton was way back when, i remember it
being the first i've seen, but back then i didnt know a difference between mac and pc! hehe

Howard2k · 10-10-03, 08:37 PM

Just read the article.. Interesting. 160MHz processor! My Casio EM-500 only had a 150MHz. Well, out of the box anyway :)