I was so jazzed about the Newton that I co-founded the Boston Computer Society Newton Users Group [1] a year before it launched. As far as I know, it was the fi

I was so jazzed about the Newton that I co-founded the Boston Computer Society Newton Users Group [1] a year before it launched. As far as I know, it was the first users group for the Newton. Those were amazing days. We even managed to have a couple of members of the Newton team give us a sneak preview of the Newton (NDAs required) a couple of months before it launched. Our group helped with the rollout at MacWorld Boston—we were upgrading OMPs early that morning with the latest firmware that had just come out. Of all of the user groups and tech communities I've participated in, the community around the Newton was second to none, in terms of their vision, foresight and camaraderie. The Newton Hall of Fame [2] is worth checking out for anyone who was part of the community back then, with many names that will bring back memories, including yours truly. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Computer_Society https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Computer_Society [2]: http://cf.psl.msu.edu/hallofame.htm http://cf.psl.msu.edu/hallofame.htm