Re: [NTLK] More MacPad Rumors

Jon Glass wrote:

>
> I don't. Actually, if it were about the same screen size as my Newton
> (but not resolution), I would probably like one, but 9.7"??? What are
> they thinking! I think people wishing for something this huge haven't
> really used a tablet that big. It is more than a bit on the large
> size.

Jon, 9.7" is just about 25 cm so with a 4x3 ratio it would be 15 cm x 20
cm or about 6" x 8" (actually 5.9" x 7.875"")

My 2100 usable screen is 3.75" x 8" or a ratio of 1:2.1333... which
calculates out to a diagonal of 2.356"

Now using the same screen ratio as the 2100 gives us a screen that is
approx 10.6 cm x 22.6 cm or about 4.17" x 8.9".

Add in casing and you will have a tablet 5" x 10" (12.7 cm x 25.4 cm) or
about the size of a Newton keyboard but 1" (2.54 cm) wider.

-- 
Sincerely,
Dennis B. Swaney
"Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is 
... oh, never mind."
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