A computer or not? Apple readies its Newton
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Apple's Newton, a personal digital assistant or PDA, is a computer without a keyboard or a disk drive. It has a powerful reduced instruction set computing (RISC) microprocessor, an advanced operating system called NewtOS, a liquid crystal display, and data processing and electronic mail capabilities. It runs on standard penlight batteries, weighs about a pound and has a special, unattached pen for data entry. After converting handwritten notes and sketches into computer information using artificial intelligence techniques, Newton can send the information to facsimile machines, electronic mailboxes or other computers through wireless communications. Newton's simplest function is to store and manage personal data, including addresses, calendars and lists. Apple promises that Newton will also be able to receive electronic mail, stock quotes and satellite news services without having to be connected to other computers. Newton is expected to be available in 1993, at prices starting from $1,000.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Reports with sound effects and video: Apple Quicktime takes desktop publishing into a new dimension
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Quicktime, from Apple Computer Inc, enhances a Macintosh microcomputer, providing sound, animation and video capabilities for it. Sound, animation and video sequences can be 'cut and pasted.' Multimedia documents thus are rendered possible. Many new products designed to work with $295 Quicktime will be introduced at the Macworld Expo trade show, which will be held in San Francisco starting on Jan 12, 1992. Quicktime, which is said to 'create multimedia on a human level,' will even work with programs designed for use by children. Two such programs will be shown in the week of Jan 12: Bank Street Writer, a word processor; and Kidpix, a drawing program. Quicktime runs on a Macintosh with 2 Mbytes of memory and a Motorola 68020, 68030 or 68040 microprocessor. Microsoft Corp is said to be developing a version of its Windows graphical user interface with Quicktime-like capabilities.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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