The Newton 2100 had so many great features that it’s impossible to list them all in a simple blog post. Given that this is one of a series of posts about pen-based computers and PDAs, however, I’ll focus on a …

Fast forward to 1997. I’d finished university and had a real job. It was also one of those rare periods when I had no significant financial burdens. With no major outgoings, and fresh from the penny-pinching days of studenthood, I …

For the price I paid, the MP100 was a great device. But looking at it from a more independent (i.e. less money conscious) viewpoint, it was clear that there were several shortcomings with it: The �40, fell-off-the-back-of-an-apple-cart, model lacked any …

The term “Personal Digital Assistant”, or PDA, was originally coined specifically for Apple’s Newton. These days it’s a more common term, applied to everything from Palm devices to Windows Mobile systems. But perhaps it’s bandied about a little too easily …

The Apple Newton was released way back in 1993 and although I thought it looked interesting, I steered clear of it for two reasons: It was expensive. Very expensive. Several hundred pounds of expensive. I’m left-handed, so figured that a …