On Wed, 15 May 2002, Bijan Parsia wrote:

> > I said:
> > Sometiems I wonder if I'm the only one who thinks that is too small.
>
> No. *I'm* the only one who thinks it's too small.

Pffffft.  I thought it first.

> > For
> > a PDA, I want something with a screen the size of a Newton, but a bit
> > thinner and lighter,
>
> Yes! Paperback book size (with thin border) would be fine. Still prolly
> need to be 100dpi. If grayscale is necessary for decent battery life,
> fine.

Indeed.  My girlfriend always cites the size of one of those lil' pads on
ST:TNG.  Around 1-1.25 cm thick, Newton-sized screen.  I'm OK with
greyscale too, but color seems to be the trend for marketability.  (such
rubbish) Frankly, I'd rather have the 1-2 weeks of Newton 2100 battery
life.

> > What is the consensus?  Do most people just want tiny iPAQ-sized (but
> > thinner and lighter) devices to do their scheduling?
> [snip]
>
> Who *cares* what the mob wants? What about MY needs? ;)
>
> It's times like this I wish I were a significant focus group...

Indeed.  Perhaps we can get together and infiltrate one?

Regards,
Aaron "Medium Market" Reichow

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