The Siemens NotePhone was developed for the German market and based on the Original #AppleNewton MessagePad. It integrated a telephone, fax modem, and compatibility with PBX switchboards into a single package #RetroComputing
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We’re not sure how Andrew Warkentin is accomplishing it, but he has included #MessagePad 2000, 2100, and #eMate variations of #NewtonOS 2.1 in his massive Virtual OS Museum project.
virtualosmuseum.org
Twenty nine years ago today, Apple announced the formation of a separate Newton subsidiary “… to pursue its business and create the marketing and operating strategies it needs to succeed.”
That didn’t exactly go as planned, did it?
#AppleNewton
#RetroComputing
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Ethernet! LocalTalk! TCP/IP!
Thirty years ago today, the Newton Internet Enabler 2.0 was announced.
#AppleNewton
#RetroComputing
#ASeriesOfTubes
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Thirty one years ago today, Apple announced a rebate program on the #MessagePad 120, making the device more affordable to a wider audience.
#AppleNewton
#RetroComputing
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Tao Neuendorffer
NewtonTalk
Announcing the May release of the Newton Glossary!
This edition contains over 2,160 terms, definitions, acronyms, colloquialisms, and trivia related to the #AppleNewton.
newtonglossary.com
Latest additions:
newtonglossary.com/latest
Full release notes:
newtonglossary.com/changes
Thirty four years ago today, then Apple Chairman John Sculley previewed the company’s Newton technology at CES in Chicago.
#AppleNewton
#RetroComputing
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The “Undo” icon on Apple Newton MessagePad contains more whimsy than the entire current macOS.
OK. I found the binaries for most of my old Apple Newton MessagePad software. I’ve put them on my site as freely downloadable. As is!
I was hoping to find the source code, but that’s long gone.
visualnewt.com/code/newt…
#apple #newton #messagepad #visiualnewt
NewtonTalk
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Over 1,700 pre-installed operating systems spanning 1948 to today, in a single Linux VM. Bundled QEMU, VirtualBox, and UTM. One-click launchers for Windows and Linux.
virtualosmuseum.org
An almost definitive guide to terms and trivia related to the Apple Newton.
