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Not sure what I said that gave that impression, or even what that would be.

Oh, hey. I didn't realize you were looking at it. Many thanks for taking the time. FWIW, Newton still has a dedicated following (a what is it -- 12 years old? -- Newton 2100 will still fetch $100 or so. How many 12 year old computers does that apply to?). If Einstein can be gotten to work at...

Except this may not be able to run the built-in programs. They may use all kinds of private APIs or be tightly and horrendously bound to the OS. And while there are many cool Newton programs, what you'd be after here is the magic paper notetaking features. Plus, Einstein already exists, and runs...

I believe that since the Newton used an ARM processor, what you would need is something more like virtualization than emulation. So I'm actually hoping that a 600MHz Pandora would run Newton software like a 600MHz Newton would have. But I could be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time. :-)

Newton was a lot more than just hwr. It was a whole integrated package with a unique UI ("magic paper"). The Newton devices were great, but the hardware was not quite fast enough to really live up to the idea. Since the Newton, Einstein has run on various platforms, but none of them were quite...

Yes, we are talking about the same thing. Video

There is a project called Einstein that has produced a Newton emulator. OP would finally be a touchscreen device that could be a great Newton platform, having the battery life and speed that the platform always needed. The project appears to have not been updated for a year, but it runs on N800...

A built-in GPS chip should be cheap by the time P2 comes along. Having it built-in means developers will be more likely to code for it. And I want a simple device I can just take everywhere with me; I don't want to have to carry a bunch of crap everywhere, nor have all sorts of crap sticking out...

Apart from speed/memory/etc, at least: HDMI out GPS Orientation sensor HDMI is of the most use to me, so I can do presentations from it. If a suitable 720p display is available, I'll have one of those also. And offer a convertible tablet version (or make the keyboard removable), costing enough...

I'm fairly sure GPS and video camera would not add a great deal to manufacturing cost. And I'd much rather have just a device I can pull out of my pocket than have a great USB thing hanging off the side of it, or have to keep attaching and detaching it. Plus, if GPS is a built-in feature, folks...

Really? No, you're kidding: really? How about, apart from the obvious more better faster: - tablet mode - GPS - movement/orientation sensor - 1280x720 (ie 720p) display - video camera (rotatable like the N800) Wireless USB and USB 3 would be nice, but I would lay down an extra $150 (ie $450...

I wasn't complaining about the business model; just the name. I can do pretty much all the things craigix mentions to, say, a ThinkPad, can't I? So I don't think the project is significantly more open than any other computer. It would be terrific for the project to at least aspire to its name...

I don't mind using closed-source things; I just feel that the name "Open" Pandora is deceptive. The only things that appear to be "open" here are: - the firmware; and - the development process is a bit more public than usual. But the development process is not significantly "open", or I'd be...

So much for "Open"Pandora.

Yet another communications cock-up. Yay. They have my email address. I'm subscribed to the unofficial blog. I check the official blog daily. I check the new posts search nearly always daily. Ordering was opened up via Google Checkout? What, for ten seconds? I knew nothing about this. WHERE WAS...

Again, I say: For crying out loud, put out official information by email, and to the blog (which needs a fucking RSS feed!). By all means, point the recipients to a thread here so they can discuss it. Fix the goddamn signal to noise ratio. The only way anyone can actually know what's going on...