[Vincent Ferrari]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64QuJdJmCbA

I've always said that the only reason the Newton failed was because it was too far ahead of its time to succeed.  I'll never be convinced otherwise.  Enjoy this trip down memory lane, and remember; this video is only 20 or so years old.  Look how far we've come (and at the same time look how much has stayed similar or the same) since!

[Vincent Ferrari]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64QuJdJmCbA

I've always said that the only reason the Newton failed was because it was too far ahead of its time to succeed.  I'll never be convinced otherwise.  Enjoy this trip down memory lane, and remember; this video is only 20 or so years old.  Look how far we've come (and at the same time look how much has stayed similar or the same) since!

[Macguy59]

And it also adds salt to the wound that is no copy/paste on the iPhone (insert chair beating head emoticon)

[gmontielh]

By the time I was about to buy the Newton it was about to be gone. Few years later I bought a Palm Pilot and then jumped to the IPAQ as WM was in my opinion better than what was being offered by Palm. But how did (and still do) I miss that functionality seen in the Newton. I hope that Apple takes up again on this product (MacTablet??) or bring similar capabilities to the iPhone/iPod Touch...

[Vincent Ferrari]

Originally Posted by gmontielh

By the time I was about to buy the Newton it was about to be gone. Few years later I bought a Palm Pilot and then jumped to the IPAQ as WM was in my opinion better than what was being offered by Palm. But how did (and still do) I miss that functionality seen in the Newton. I hope that Apple takes up again on this product (MacTablet??) or bring similar capabilities to the iPhone/iPod Touch...

My experiences are pretty similar. I started out with a Palm Pilot Pro, moved to a III, IIIx, Vx, M505, and then all Windows Mobile from there on for the same reasons. I think Apple is angling toward a Newton-like device soon. I'd be surprised if we don't see one within the next year or so. The iPhone and Touch are close, but I think they want to do the Tablet thing in a similar form factor and are just waiting for a good time to release it; namely when it won't cannibalize iPhone and iPod Touch sales.

[mv]

I was saving to buy a newton... it was really expensive at the time. But as a student, i thought i could find a million uses... but then it was killed. Sad me. I started with a pocket pc. Then i moved to symbian.

[WyattEarp]

If I recall correctly wasn't the Message Pad the first touch screen PDA? Which would actually make the iPhone Apples 3rd PDA design and 2nd mobile OS.