Newton OS 3 dubbed 'Navi'

**fryke** · February 10th, 2002, 06:05 PM

According to a source close to Avie, a group at Apple is close to finalizing the software that will drive the next Apple MessagePad. I didn't hear anything about any hardware yet, but as far as the OS is concerned, it seems like it's going to be based on Darwin. There are three layers on top of it. One is Cocoa: Apps coded for Apple's Cocoa environment will definitely be only a compile away from running on Apple's next PDA. The second layer is QuickTime. Although it's debatable whether a small device should be able to play full-length movies, the technology will be ready for it. The third layer is where it becomes interesting. The main graphics engine will be OpenGL based. The user interface will look similar to the 'Slate' theme QuickTime and iTunes are using, but it will definitely *not* be the same. The interface is said to be something completely unexpected when you first look at it. Although it *is* fully based on 3D and the displays for the devices will *of course* be color, both those features will mostly be used to provide a very natural, analogue feeling to the device. Applications that are already set for bundling is a bumped up version of iTunes (which also plays all other QT media and therefore the device won't need a separate QT player), a PIM application that derives straight from Newton OS 2.x and something the source only said the following about: "The Japanese will buy a lot of those devices once they're out."

**.dev.lqd** · February 10th, 2002, 06:59 PM

Do you have a link for this?

If they can just keep this under a grand... oof.

**rinse** · February 10th, 2002, 07:50 PM

i'm skeptically calling troll.

if not... sign me up.

gotta love rumors.

**AdmiralAK** · February 10th, 2002, 09:08 PM

lol rumors are what drive stock prices up

sounds nice but I am sceptical, besides, where is the NewtonOS compatibility layer for us "newtonians" eh ????

if apple makes this, depending on size I might buy one even though I have 2 PDAs lol

Admiral