From: Sean Luke (sean_at_cs.gmu.edu)
Date: Thu Aug 05 2004 - 22:17:35 PDT
On Aug 5, 2004, at 11:30 PM, newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net wrote:
>> Turns out that the "Newton" in Jurassic Park isn't really a Newton.
>> Looks very similar to an Omnigo folded on it back. I just posted a pic
>> of it on my site www.dumbstart.com.
>
> The screen is too big for an Omnigo.
I agree. It is definitely not an Omnigo.
The closest thing it looks like to me is a slightly modified GridPad
1910, which is the right thickness and has the rounded side edges and
the right screen size and dimensions. But the GridPad has buttons on
one side -- though those would be facing away from us in the movie and
so reasonably obscured.
http://pencomputing.com/images/GridPad.jpg
http://muetze.net/palm/originals/gridpad1910.jpg
http://www.cis.rit.edu/~jerry/Hardware/museum/pics/2/Gridpad1910.jpg
It's POSSIBLE that it's a GridPad 2050, which is more rounded but I
think too thick.
http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/gridpad/index.html
Stuff I don't think it is:
- an EO. That's for sure.
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/garbanzo/eo/eo440.html
- a DynaNote, IBM ThinkPad, or other PenPoint hardware from Japan or US
http://f20.aaacafe.ne.jp/~pencom/
- a Sony Magic Link
http://www.travelassist.com/mag/sony2.gif
- a General Magic DataRover or other Magic Cap device
http://www.pencomputing.com/magic_cap/datarover840.gif
- a Newton
- a Zaurus or Psion
There's still a good chance it's some kind of laptop folded down.
Sean
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