The iPad Is Here
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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Per_R=F8nne?= on 30 Jan 2010 14:49 Michael Siemon <mlsiemon(a)sonic.net> wrote: > In article <1jd5c2a.10en1in16zm2d8N%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, > per(a)RQNNE.invalid (Per R�nne) wrote: > > > Wes Groleau <Groleau+news(a)FreeShell.org> wrote: > > > > > Per R�nne wrote: > > > > BTW, you do know that originally, a 'computer' was synonymous with a > > > > 'calculator'? > > > > > > Meither the etymology of a word nor its literal meaning > > > have much relevance to its current usage. > > > > But would you describe the iPad as a computer - or not? > > Yes; just not a "general purpose" computer. Neither would I; it neither replaces the laptop [MacBook], the desktop [MacBook in dock with external devices!] or the smartphone [iPhone]. It just fills a niche where none of the above computers are particularly good. And what a long of complainers complain about is that it is not well suited for what it is not designed for ... -- Per Erik R�nne http://www.RQNNE.dk Errare humanum est, sed in errore perseverare turpe
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Per_R=F8nne?= on 30 Jan 2010 17:19 Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <1jd5c2a.10en1in16zm2d8N%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, > per(a)RQNNE.invalid (Per R�nne) wrote: > > > But would you describe the iPad as a computer - or not? > > Not. It's in a category all its own, between a smartphone and a computer. In the Danish language mac newsgroup, another computer scientist just called the iPhone a 'pocket computer' more than a 'cell phone' ... -- Per Erik R�nne http://www.RQNNE.dk Errare humanum est, sed in errore perseverare turpe
From: Tom Harrington on 30 Jan 2010 17:38 In article <1jd5co6.fx1tplbb0vrN%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, per(a)RQNNE.invalid (Per R�nne) wrote: > Wes Groleau <Groleau+news(a)FreeShell.org> wrote: > > > Fred Moore wrote: > > > Yet, despite all that, I WANT AN iPAD! It fills a clearly defined niche > > > nearly perfectly. My only debate is whether I wait for v2 which will > > > likely have a camera and larger storage. The naysayers just don't get it. > > > > Previously, I was suspecting I wouldn't want one, and grateful that > > the upcoming release would drop the price of what I did want (Modbook). > > > > But the _price_ has made me reconsider. > > > > One thing that disappoints me is the lack of handwriting recognition. > > That would make iPad perfect for my father. Apple has had a pretty > > good handwriting app for some time. And the iPad/iPod already have > > it for Chinese, so why not for the much simpler alphabetic languages? > > You will already find handwriting applications available in the > AppStore, just search for, eh, 'handwriting' ... Sure, but having an app for that is nowhere near as useful as having a system-wide handwriting option that would work in every app. -- Tom "Tom" Harrington Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002 http://www.atomicbird.com/
From: Tom Harrington on 30 Jan 2010 17:39 In article <1jd5n6j.1mgjci51shmqopN%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, per(a)RQNNE.invalid (Per R�nne) wrote: > Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > > > In article <1jd5c2a.10en1in16zm2d8N%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, > > per(a)RQNNE.invalid (Per R�nne) wrote: > > > > > But would you describe the iPad as a computer - or not? > > > > Not. It's in a category all its own, between a smartphone and a computer. > > In the Danish language mac newsgroup, another computer scientist just > called the iPhone a 'pocket computer' more than a 'cell phone' ... He must have big pockets. -- Tom "Tom" Harrington Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002 http://www.atomicbird.com/
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Per_R=F8nne?= on 30 Jan 2010 18:19
Tom Harrington <tph(a)pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote: > In article <1jd5n6j.1mgjci51shmqopN%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, > per(a)RQNNE.invalid (Per R�nne) wrote: > > > Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > > > > > In article <1jd5c2a.10en1in16zm2d8N%per(a)RQNNE.invalid>, > > > per(a)RQNNE.invalid (Per R�nne) wrote: > > > > > > > But would you describe the iPad as a computer - or not? > > > > > > Not. It's in a category all its own, between a smartphone and a computer. > > > > In the Danish language mac newsgroup, another computer scientist just > > called the iPhone a 'pocket computer' more than a 'cell phone' ... > > He must have big pockets. For an iPhone? BTW, isn't a "pocket computer" meant to be put into your trouser pockets? -- Per Erik R�nne http://www.RQNNE.dk Errare humanum est, sed in errore perseverare turpe |