My Apple Newton

Just this past fall I went to Channel Camp, which is an Apple seminar. I went with Morgan and he brought along his Newton and used it for many things like the calendar feature (gotta make sure we got up in time for classes), the note-taking features and the to-do lists. I was very interested in this gadget. Morgan kept telling how amazing it was and how it could do all of these tasks. The things that interested me the most was the hand-writing recognition, the to-do lists and the ability to read eBooks.

Before the trip ended Morgan had me sold. I bought an Apple Newton before we even left for home. I received the unit, it was in an almost brand-new condition. I had Morgan install a few applications for me and put an eBook or 2 on there. I’ve been using the Newton since then. I use it to keep track of all my things that I need to get done. I use it to makes lists (food shopping, projects, longer tasks) and just for simple note-taking. I also like how you can flip the orientation of the screen to a horizontal mode or a vertical mode. The vertical mode is especially nice when I am reading an eBook.

Unfortunately Apple no longer makes the Newton so you can only find them on a few websites and eBay. The funny thing is they’re still be sold for about the same price they were sold for when they originally came out.