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Do your planning with a Newton

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on May 21st, 2007

I'm a huge fan of the Apple Newton, and I've written about it several times here at TUAW. I've also spent time playing with a hipster PDA and the D*I*Y templates.

Today I noticed a bit of convergence as dougj at D*I*Y Planner has picked up a Newton 2100 of his own, and is loving it.

I won't go into all of the great Newt functionality that I enjoy in this post (look here for some of that), but I do agree with dougj when he says, "The address book and calendar/to-do lists are more than adequate...and the Assistant that correctly interprets 'Remind me to take out the garbage' or 'Lunch with Mary at the club' allows me to manage my time and tasks no matter where I am in any program."

Welcome to the club, dougj! I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay.

Tags: apple newton, AppleNewton, diy planner, DiyPlanner, hipster pda, HipsterPda

Filed under: Hardware, Wireless, Cult of Mac

Found footage: Wireless Newton web server cluster

by Laurie A. Duncan (RSS feed) on Nov 2nd, 2006



This one's for the Newton fans out there.

Presenting the Newton Wireless web server cluster! The first video is short on details, but the demo speaks for itself. Of course they had to use it to serve pr0n. Silly boys. It runs on four Newton 2100s using NPDS with custom scripts. For round 2, see this clip. Pretty cool!


Thanks, Dave!

Tags: apple newton, AppleNewton, newton, npds, phreaknic, web server, WebServer

Filed under: Portables, Hacks, How-tos

Share internet between Mac and Newton via Bluetooth

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Sep 11th, 2006

Earlier today I was checking out the new messages in my NewtonTalk mailing list when I came across a very cool how-to penned by Panic's own Steven Frank. Specifically, he described the method he has used to get his Mac (running OS 10.4) to share its internet connection with his Newton message pad over Bluetooth (Newton Bluetooth drivers and specifics here). So, whenever the Newt is within 30 feet or so of the Mac, it's surfing the web, checking email, streaming internet radio, all wirelessly over Bluetooth. Awesome.

With his permission, we're able to reprint the tutorial here. Please note, as Steven states, that the tutorial assumes you have several things already in place (like a functioning Bluetooth setup), as getting it to work isn't for the faint-hearted, and if your Newton and/or Mac explode after trying this, well, neither Steven nor TUAW is responsible. That said, on to the goods after the jump.

Thanks again, Steven!

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Tags: 2100, apple newton, AppleNewton, bluetooth, internet sharing, InternetSharing

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