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                                   Updates

While I'm trying to get Mutt [1] compiled (it wants a version of iconv [2] so
I have to find a version it likes—compile compile compile, hack hack hack,
etc. Why mutt? Rob [3] has been trying to sell me on it for the past year or
so, and Spring [4] has found elm rather … lacking and seeing how elm is no
longer being maintained and all … ), I might as well make an update here.

Finally got all my stuff out of Condo Conner—nothing like moving furniture in
a downpour (Saturday). But it's clean of stuff so it's been vaccum and
cleanup time. It is also on the market [5] (woo hoo!) as of yesturday, so
hopefully in a week or so I'll have it unloaded.

I was also lucky enough to aquire two Newtons [6] this week (great! Just what
I need—more stuff)—a MessagePad 130 and a MessagePad 2100, both in working
condition. I have one already, a MessagePad 120 which I thought was non-
functioning (well, it would function if plugged into the wall, but wouldn't
run off batteries) but I was mistaken (go figure—it now works). So I have
three working Newtons.

I'm liking the Newton 2100—it's fast. And the backlit screen is great! I've
always liked the Newton; never did warm up to the Palm Pilots [7] with their
small size, non-existant handwriting recognition (it uses a simplified
writing system call Graffiti—the Newton can read your writing however) and
very minimalistic names and dates applications. The Newton (coming originally
from Apple [8]) has a much better user interface than the Palm Pilot can ever
hope to have.

But alas, Steve Jobs killed the Newton (may he rot in Hell).

On the plus side, the Newtons have retained their value [9] quite a bit (wow!
Over $100 for a MessagePad 2100 … not bad considering it's about five years
old now).

[1] http://www.mutt.org/
[2] http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/
[3] http://www.tragic-smurfs.com/
[4] http://www.springdew.com/
[5] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2002/06/11.1
[6] http://www.planetnewton.com/
[7] http://www.palm.com/
[8] http://www.apple.com/
[9] http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&ebaytag1code=0&query=Apple+Newton

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