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VIDEO: Newton OS running on iPhone

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Here’s a little video for your Monday morning. It will be of particular interest to retro Apple watchers, as it shows us Apple’s previous handheld, the Newton OS, running on an iPhone.

OK, it’s an emulator and it runs a little sluggishly, but you get handwriting recognition and more. You can get the code here.

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