Fast forward to 1997. I’d finished university and had a real job. It was also one of those rare periods when I had no significant financial burdens. With no major outgoings, and fresh from the penny-pinching days of studenthood, I …
Read moreApple Newton 100 (Pt. III)
For the price I paid, the MP100 was a great device. But looking at it from a more independent (i.e. less money conscious) viewpoint, it was clear that there were several shortcomings with it: The �40, fell-off-the-back-of-an-apple-cart, model lacked any …
Read moreApple Newton 100 (Pt. II)
The term “Personal Digital Assistant”, or PDA, was originally coined specifically for Apple’s Newton. These days it’s a more common term, applied to everything from Palm devices to Windows Mobile systems. But perhaps it’s bandied about a little too easily …
Read moreApple Newton 100 (Pt. I)
The Apple Newton was released way back in 1993 and although I thought it looked interesting, I steered clear of it for two reasons: It was expensive. Very expensive. Several hundred pounds of expensive. I’m left-handed, so figured that a …
Read moreAnother pen-based computer
I’ve just bought a Nokia 770 internet tablet (because it was going cheap). It’s yet another pen-based computer system of one sort or another, to add to the ongoing list of stylus-driven systems I’ve owned over the years: Apple Newton …
Read moreFeeling a little sore
My initial thoughts on the Nintendo Wii.
Read moreNixie Clock
Over the weekend I built a nice nixie clock from a kit.
Read moreDS Download Locations
If I can tear myself away from Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for long enough I might head into town this weekend to see what’s available at the local Nintendo DS Download Station. Not that I even knew there was a …
Read moreFree and Easy
Yesterday I received ten CDs for the latest release of Ubuntu Linux Things have changed a little since the last batch arrived; there’s now only a single CD which acts as both a Live CD and an installation disc (previously …
Read moreThe Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain
In short, go and see The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain – they’re great
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