Head over to Wired.com for a lovely write-up on the 20-year-old Newton Community from Cade Metz:
After its debut in early August 1993 — twenty years ago — the Newton was widely derided as a flawed machine that no one wanted. The Simpsons made fun of its handwriting-recognition software, as did Gary Trudeau with a Doonesbury gag. In Trudeau’s cartoon world, the Newton recognized “Catching on?” as “Egg Freckles?” — and the die was cast.
The piece features some regulars in the Newton family, like Grant Hutchinson and Steve Capps.
You get a sense of the Newton’s continued usefulness from the story, like Ron Parker using his MessagePad on the hiking trails around Lake Tahoe.
(Also, check out how handsome all those Newton guys are.)
Thanks for sharing this! I still use my 100 and 2100…
Posted by DAVIDSDIEGO on December 12th, 2013.