[NTLK] Cnet: Why Apple's Newton Flopped

[Marisa Giancarla]

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.
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> 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.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Apr 15, 2024, at 20:32, Marisa Giancarla via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> Marisa