Well, I got up this morning, and according to my delivery status widget, it had already been delivered. So, I asked my dad, he siad I did not get a package. So, I walk outside to check the mail, picked up the junk paper, turn around, and there she is in this white box at the corner of the porch.

I run inside, open it, and she's here!! bigger than I thought, but oh well. The case is a newton branded case. The keyboard and interconnect adapter are there, and to my surprise, both PCMCIA blanks. To an even bigger surprise, it's got the battery tray in place of the battery pack. 4 fresh AA alkalines later, and I have a working newton, all set up.

I've been just messing around with it all afternoon, and it seems to recognise my handwriting pretty well now.

I have also installed a few packages from my Powerbook 1400 over serial connection. I almost have the wifi running, and the ATA works fine. The only major issue, is sometimes when I download a package in it's raw format (unstuffed), it does not show up in the install packages section.

also, the only piece of software I can't seem to find is NewtWorks. I found plugins, just not the actual program, even though it has been free.

lastly, can anyone recomend a good (free) web browser? I already got a IRC client, but it is plagued by the fact the newt can't find it.

-digital