The oft-maligned Apple Newton MessagePad was an innovation ahead of its time when it first arrived in 1993. It was deemed a colossal failure, but part of it lives on in the iPhone.

For those unfamiliar, Newton MessagePad was a personal digital assistant released by Apple in 1993. The device was controlled by a stylus and had handwriting recognition capabilities to let users ...

For the dedicated Mac users still using the Newton MessagePad as their primary digital personal assistant, a major bug has been reported. According to a report on the issue from 40Hz, "the ...

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 ...

Marking the 30th anniversary month of the launch of Apple’s Newton MessagePad, the full, feature length “Love Notes to Newton” has been released on YouTube for free, notes AppleInsider. Produced as a ...

I bet someone here used to be an Apple tech while the Newtons were on the Market. I've got a 2000 which has been ROM-upgraded to a 2100. My issue is that ...

Peter's MessagePad 2100 Peter N. Glaskowsky Well, I used the Newton to keep track of the good things about the Newton--and the bad things too.

Marking the 30th anniversary month of the launch of Apple's Newton MessagePad, the full, feature length "Love Notes to Newton" has been released on YouTube for free.

Apple produced eight MessagePad devices, and also licensed the Newton OS for use on third-party units. But the Newton concept never really caught on, and by 1998 Newton was one of several product ...

The vanguards of the first mobile revolution, the Palm Pilot and the Apple Newton MessagePad, both used a pen — aka a stylus — as an input device. The Newton, despite its leading-edge (for ...