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  1. Second Post-Apple Newton Life?

    Hardware · Handheld · · posted by michael · from the newton-beyond-thunderdome dept. · 168 comments
    An anonymous reader with a lot of time on his hands writes "As seen on Slashdot b e f o r e, the Newton refuses to die. Since Apple discontinued it, it got ATA, WiFi, Bluetooth, Zeroconf and even a NES emulator. Now, several Mac news sites r e p o r t, Newton users founded an association with John Sculley, who pushed the Newton at Apple, as its honorary president. They're organizing a conference in Paris in September. How long until all these users switch to new hardware?"

  2. Five Years Later, Newton Still Going Strong

    Apple · Applelaptop · · posted by timothy · from the well-engineered dept. · 299 comments
    CrezzyMan writes "Today is the five year anniversary of Apple's cancellation of the Newton platform. In spite of this, the Newton community has remained stronger than ever: it has even been the subject of academic research. In just the last few days, an IrCOMM stack and a new connection library have been released, on top of OS X syncing and 802.11b support."

  3. Long live The King of PDAs

    Apple · Handheld · · posted by Hemos · from the still-kicking dept. · 71 comments
    x136 writes "Despite being cancelled over four years ago, the Newton Messagepad is still getting better. You can now connect to an 802.11b network, install packages from OS X, and play the MP3s that you transferred from iTunes to your Compact Flash cards. It's pretty hard to imagine how great the Newton could have become had it not been abandoned."