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iPad vs. Newton

Steve Overton 9.23.10

vs. This comparison between my beloved Newton and my new best friend iPad, has been out for a while, but I never get tired of watching them side by side. Some people say Newton was a failure, but I have always said it was simply ahead of it's time.

Believe it or not, the Newton community is still alive and well. A developer just has gotten the Newton OS running in emulation mode on the iPhone,
handwriting recognition and all.....
 

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Steve Overton has been working with and training realtors and salespeople for more than 25 years. He was a Dale Carnegie Instructor in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont for 10 years. During that time, he bought his first handheld device — an Apple Newton — and hasn't looked back since.

Currently a realtor in Vermont at Keller Williams Green Mountain Properties, Steve owns four Macintosh computers, as well as an iPhone, and iPad. He is happily married and lives on 25 acres with his wife of 16 years.

Old Comments

Newton

Submitted by Cindy Downes on 9/23/10 10:28am

Oh my gosh! I still have two Newtons here somewhere. I loved my Newton!

Newton envy

Submitted by Steve Overton on 9/23/10 10:38am

Cindy,

Thanks for your comment...

I used to have 3 of them but sold them on eBay before the iPhone hit the market and I was emersed in the Palm world. I wish I kept one.....if only to just write on the screen and watch it recognize it. I do miss that.

Motorola Marco

Submitted by Todd Bernhard on 9/23/10 11:41am

I had an original Newton *and* the Motorola Marco which combined the Newton O.S. with a pager for data communication (Motorola also made the Envoy, based on General Magic).  I miss those devices!