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Before phones became truly portable, Apple essentially released a smartphone without the phone: the Newton MessagePad. A few years later, the Palm Pilot set a new standard for what a mobile device ...
Apple introduced a series of failed products, most notably the Newton MessagePad—a clunky $700 personal digital assistant that launched in 1993 and quickly flopped. By 1997, the company was in ...
They include a variety of mainframes, micro and minicomputers, early Microsoft software packages, an Apple Newton Messagepad, a Microsoft Surface tabletop and more. The Christie’s auction page ...
Feb. 27, 1998, was a sad day for many folks. It was the day that Apple announced it would discontinue further development of the Newton operating system and the MessagePad and eMate products. I was a ...
At roughly the same time, the company was also working on a Newton OS-based project ... device appeared in 1993. However, Apple scrapped it and delivered MessagePad, a smaller version of the ...
Under John Sculley's leadership, Apple launched a tablet-like device called the Newton MessagePad. "What we want to do is we want to put an incredibly great computer in a book that you can carry ...
The Apple Newton MessagePad was an early attempt at creating a personal digital assistant (PDA). While it showcased innovative features like handwriting recognition, its size, high price, and initial ...