The Newton was out for 5 years by the time the US Robotics Palm Pilot debuted. However, the first really good Newton was the 2000 and that was right around the

The Newton was out for 5 years by the time the US Robotics Palm Pilot debuted. However, the first really good Newton was the 2000 and that was right around the time the Palm Pilot was released. I was rooting for the Newton but at the same time, I found myself mostly using my Palm Pilot (and later my Handera 330) while my MessagePad sat on my desk unused.