Newton features In X

johnrpjohnrp
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in macOS edited January 2014
I just noticed, when you empty the trash in X you get the little puff of dust. (like pig pen from peanuts).



The newton used to do this am I right ?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Where do you see a puff of dust? :confused:



    I see none.



    Or are you referring to the puff when you drag an item off of the dock?
  • Reply 2 of 7
    ibrowseibrowse Posts: 1,749member
    I didn't see it either.
  • Reply 3 of 7
    rokrok Posts: 3,519member
    yeah, johnrp is referring to the standard "poof" when you drag an alias (?) off the dock to remove it. and yes, that (oh, and ink) are remnants of the good ol' newton os.
  • Reply 4 of 7
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    The dock itself seems to be something of an adaptation of the newton's 'dock'. I'm not sure what it's called on the newt, but there is a toolbar at the bottom (or top or sides) of the screen that you could drag applications to for quick access.
  • Reply 5 of 7
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    And perhaps the biggest thing...



    Centralized data that any app could access and use. (LDAP -> Address Book/Mail/iCal/iChat)



    The Newton called it 'soup', but it's essentially the same thing. I think that, with a rich meta-data underlayer, we're going to see the rebirth of this concept.
  • Reply 6 of 7
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    well, yeah, all new technology is based upon older ones
  • Reply 7 of 7
    johnrpjohnrp Posts: 357member
    Yeah sorry Guys, the "poof" only happens when you drag something from the dock (probably why it took so long for me to notice it).



    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



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