I bought the first Newton when it came out. It was dog slow and handwriting recognition wasn't great so I stopped using it within a month. Burned once, I never bought another. But, I still can't help but think a modern day Newton with the excellent handwriting recognition later models had, would be cool. If you have any lingering affection for the Newton, you might be interested in this interesting research article available as a free pdf: Religiosity in the Abandoned Apple Newton Brand Community. [via BargainPDA]