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List:       newtontalk
Subject:    Re: [NTLK] Cnet: Why Apple's Newton Flopped
From:       Marisa Giancarla via NewtonTalk <newtontalk () newtontalk ! net>
Date:       2024-04-17 6:08:50
Message-ID: 1b758d51-53e4-438d-9d45-83ece6b198be () yahoo ! com
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I suspect that is because as part of the "Microsoft Home" line they 
didn't consider multiuser security for a equivalent of a fridge marker 
board... A lot of things were insecure back then LOL


Marisa

On 4/16/24 16:39, Tom Zahm wrote:
> My problem with MS Bob was how badly it was done.
> 
> For example, if you put in the wrong password a few times, Rover pops up and says \
> he's noticed your problem and offers to change the password to something else. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Apr 15, 2024, at 20:32, Marisa Giancarla via NewtonTalk \
> > <newtontalk@newtontalk.net> wrote: 
> > I deal with the same thing all the time at https://msbob.org. It gets called a \
> > "toy" interface for kids despite that only a couple games exist in it and I have \
> > never seen a "kid" that needed a checkbook/personal finance business database \
> > app, which it comes bundled with. 
> > 
> > Marisa
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