Adam Tow, an influential figure in the Newton world, has joined the Worldwide Newton Association, whose goal is to promote the Newton computing platform, and will be a speaker at the first annual Worldwide Newton Conference. The Newton was Apple’s personal digital assistant (PDA) that was axed by CEO Steve Jobs six years ago.
Read MoreSpeakers have been announced for the first conference sponsored by the Worldwide Newton Association, which was founded in April of this year with the goal of providing “Newton users around the world with regular news about the Newton community” and to “organize international events, meetings, symposiums and conferences dedicated to the Newton.” The conference will be held in Paris on Sept. 5 (just after Apple Expo, France’s equivalent of a Macworld Expo). Read More
Apple CEO Steve Jobs may have killed the Newton six years ago, but lovers of the handheld device won’t let it go quietly. The Worldwide Newton Association, founded in April of this year, plans its first conference in Paris on Sept. 5 (just after AppleExpo, France’s equivalent of MacWorld), reports Leander Kahney on his “Cult of Mac” blog at Wired.
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