13 years after Apple discontinued the Newton MessagePad line I got my first one, a 2100, and the last model they produced. And I love it! Besides excellent built-in PIM apps and third-party programs, there is an amazing community behind the Newton still producing apps, drivers, and patches.
It is this community that has enabled me to post this blog entry wirelessly from my Newton. A patch to fix the 2010 bug, a wifi driver, and software to post via XML-RPC brought it all together. And while early Newton's were slammed in the press for their poor handwriting recognition, later versions solved this problem and have incredible handwriting recognition. In fact, this entire post was "handwritten".
What does this have to do with LAMP? Absolutely nothing! There is a Telnet app for the Newton though. Hmm, possibilities...
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