Re: [BLACKBOX] iPad

From: Douglas G. Danforth <"Douglas>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:58:49 -0700

----boundary-LibPST-iamunique-1814358492_-_- Content-type: text/plain Here is an interesting story about Google working on an alternative to the iPad. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/a-google-tablet-could-be-good-news-for-adobe/?hpw My interest in such devices stretches back to 1972 when I had a course from Alan Kay where he mentioned his Dynabook. I have been waiting for something like that ever since. I had hoped Apple would be the one to deliver but, as has been said, the iPad is more a game device rather than a development platform. Perhaps Google can come through. -Doug Danforth ---- To unsubscribe, send a message with body "SIGNOFF BLACKBOX" to LISTSERV{([at]})nowhere.xy ----boundary-LibPST-iamunique-1814358492_-_- Content-type: application/rtf Content-transfer-encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="rtf-body.rtf" e1xydGYxXGFuc2lcYW5zaWNwZzEyNTJcZnJvbWh0bWwxIFxkZWZmMHtcZm9udHRibA0Ke1xmMFxm c3dpc3NcZmNoYXJzZXQwIEFyaWFsO30NCntcZjFcZm1vZGVybiBDb3VyaWVyIE5ldzt9DQp7XGYy XGZuaWxcZmNoYXJzZXQyIFN5bWJvbDt9DQp7XGYzXGZtb2Rlcm5cZmNoYXJzZXQwIENvdXJpZXIg TmV3O319DQp7XGNvbG9ydGJsXHJlZDBcZ3JlZW4wXGJsdWUwO1xyZWQwXGdyZWVuMFxibHVlMjU1 O30NClx1YzFccGFyZFxwbGFpblxkZWZ0YWIzNjAgXGYwXGZzMjQgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzI0MyA8 IURPQ1RZUEUgaHRtbCBQVUJMSUMgIi0vL1czQy8vRFREIEhUTUwgNC4wMSBUcmFuc2l0aW9uYWwv L0VOIj59DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzMgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzE5IDxodG1sPn0NCntcKlxo dG1sdGFnMiBccGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMzQgPGhlYWQ+fQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxIFxwYXIg fQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcyNDEgICB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzEgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQx IDwvaGVhZD59DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzIgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzUwIDxib2R5IGJnY29s b3I9IiNmZmZmZmYiIHRleHQ9IiMwMDAwMDAiPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcdmlld2tpbmQ1DQp7XCpcYmFj a2dyb3VuZCB7XHNocHtcKlxzaHBpbnN0e1xzcHtcc24gZmlsbENvbG9yfXtcc3YgMTY3NzcyMTV9 fXtcc3B7XHNuIGZGaWxsZWR9e1xzdiAxfX19fX1caHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzAgXHBh ciB9e1wqXGh0bWx0YWc2NH1caHRtbHJ0ZiB7XGh0bWxydGYwIEhlcmUgaXMgYW4gaW50ZXJlc3Rp bmcgc3RvcnkgYWJvdXQgR29vZ2xlIHdvcmtpbmcgb24gYW4NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59 XGh0bWxydGYgXGxpbmUNClxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH1hbHRlcm5hdGl2 ZSB0byB0aGUgaVBhZC4NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYgXGxpbmUNClxodG1s cnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYg XGxpbmUNClxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH17fQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc4NCA8 YSBjbGFzcz0ibW96LXR4dC1saW5rLWZyZWV0ZXh0IiBocmVmPSJodHRwOi8vYml0cy5ibG9ncy5u eXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDEwLzA0LzEyL2EtZ29vZ2xlLXRhYmxldC1jb3VsZC1iZS1nb29kLW5ld3Mt Zm9yLWFkb2JlLz9ocHciPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiB7XGZpZWxke1wqXGZsZGluc3R7SFlQRVJMSU5LICJo dHRwOi8vYml0cy5ibG9ncy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDEwLzA0LzEyL2EtZ29vZ2xlLXRhYmxldC1j b3VsZC1iZS1nb29kLW5ld3MtZm9yLWFkb2JlLz9ocHcifX17XGZsZHJzbHRcY2YxXHVsIFxodG1s cnRmMCBodHRwOi8vYml0cy5ibG9ncy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDEwLzA0LzEyL2EtZ29vZ2xlLXRh YmxldC1jb3VsZC1iZS1nb29kLW5ld3MtZm9yLWFkb2JlLz9ocHdcaHRtbHJ0ZiB9XGh0bWxydGYw IFxodG1scnRmIH1caHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzkyIDwvYT59DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzEx NiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7 XCpcaHRtbHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRh ZzQgXHBhciB9TXkgaW50ZXJlc3QgaW4gc3VjaCBkZXZpY2VzIHN0cmV0Y2hlcyBiYWNrIHRvIDE5 NzIgd2hlbiBJIGhhZCBhIGNvdXJzZQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfVxodG1scnRmICBcaHRt bHJ0ZjAgZnJvbSBBbGFuIEtheQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0K XGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfXdoZXJlIGhlIG1lbnRpb25lZCBoaXMgRHlu YWJvb2suDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzg0ICZuYnNwO31caHRtbHJ0ZiBcJ2EwXGh0bWxydGYwICBJIGhh dmUgYmVlbiB3YWl0aW5nIGZvciBzb21ldGhpbmcNCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH1caHRtbHJ0 ZiAgXGh0bWxydGYwIGxpa2UgdGhhdCBldmVyIHNpbmNlLg0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1c aHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0 YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIg fUkgaGFkIGhvcGVkIEFwcGxlIHdvdWxkIGJlIHRoZSBvbmUgdG8gZGVsaXZlciBidXQsIGFzIGhh cyBiZWVuIHNhaWQsDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9XGh0bWxydGYgIFxodG1scnRmMCB0aGUg aVBhZCBpcyBtb3JlIGENCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYgXGxpbmUNClxodG1s cnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH1nYW1lIGRldmljZSByYXRoZXIgdGhhbiBhIGRldmVs b3BtZW50IHBsYXRmb3JtLg0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0 bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcxMTYgPGJyPn1caHRtbHJ0 ZiBcbGluZQ0KXGh0bWxydGYwIA0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfVBlcmhhcHMgR29vZ2xlIGNh biBjb21lIHRocm91Z2guDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRmIFxsaW5lDQpcaHRt bHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9DQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzExNiA8YnI+fVxodG1scnRm IFxsaW5lDQpcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9LURvdWcgRGFuZm9ydGgNCntc KlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYgXGxpbmUNClxodG1scnRmMCANCntcKlxodG1sdGFn NCBccGFyIH0NCntcKlxodG1sdGFnMTE2IDxicj59XGh0bWxydGYgXGxpbmUNClxodG1scnRmMCAN CntcKlxodG1sdGFnNCBccGFyIH17XCpcaHRtbHRhZzcyfVxodG1scnRmXHBhcn1caHRtbHJ0ZjAN Cg0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc1OCA8L2JvZHk+fQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWcyIFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0 YWcyNyA8L2h0bWw+fQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWczIFxwYXIgfQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc2NCA8cD59XGh0 bWxydGYgXHBhcg0KXGh0bWxydGYwIFxodG1scnRmIHtcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQg XHBhciB9LS0tLQ0Ke1wqXGh0bWx0YWc0IFxwYXIgfVxodG1scnRmICBcaHRtbHJ0ZjAgVG8gdW5z dWJzY3JpYmUsIHNlbmQgYSBtZXNzYWdlIHdpdGggYm9keSAiU0lHTk9GRiBCTEFDS0JPWCIgdG8g TElTVFNFUlZATElTVFMuT0JFUk9OLkNIDQp7XCpcaHRtbHRhZzQgXHBhciB9XGh0bWxydGYgIFxo dG1scnRmMCBcaHRtbHJ0ZlxwYXJ9XGh0bWxydGYwDQp9 ----boundary-LibPST-iamunique-1814358492_-_--- Received on Mon Apr 12 2010 - 23:58:49 UTC