Whatever happened to… Apple Newton MessagePad

Apple’s first PDA was ahead of its time

Essential specs The original MessagePad had a 32-bit ARM 610 processor with speeds of 20MHz, 4MB of ROM and 640k of RAM Bigger than expected At 4.5 x 7.25 inches and an inch thick, the Newton was as ‘pocketsized’ as other Nineties must-haves: the Game Boy and the Walkman, which is to say it wasn’t Handwriting recognition Apple boasted that the Newton could decipher cursive handwriting. However, real world results were buggy and its poor translations were lampooned by The Simpsons and newspaper strip Doonesbury Simple screen The monochrome display had a resolution of 336 x 240 and no backlight Cutting-edge kit Despite its flaws, the Newton had some clever features, including an infrared port to send information to other MessagePads, years before Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Today, it’s hard to…

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