I absolutely LOVE the Apple Newton. As a PDA, it's basically completely useless. It's impossible to type or store anything of any value easily or quickly. The handwriting recognition is a train wreck. The screen is difficult to see. The battery life is atrocious. It's huge.
BUT IT'S SO COOL!
It just begs to be played with, and was really light years ahead of its time (in my opinion.) It was quite a technical accomplishment for 1991. I was lucky enough to get my hands on one about 13 years ago, at a radio show with my father. It was $100, a lot of money for me to spend at the time, but totally worth it.
Check out the pictures of the in-the-box goodies, and relive the experience of the original Newton MessagePad... and see a hidden treasure I didn't even knew was in the box...
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