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All posts tagged "newton"


Monday, November 15, 2010

Step Back in Time

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Classic Apple" @ 02:00 AM

http://liquidpubs.com/blog/2010/11/...mputer-history/

"The Apple Newton MessagePad, Apple's ‘failed' PDA, is sitting on my desk. It's a late model 2100, which was the last iteration Newton MessagePad to ship back in 1998. Every time I use one, I immediately think of a tablet computer, both because of its size and functionality: it's much more than just a small, simple PDA."

This is an interesting article, detailing Apple's history with tablets, back to 1979. I remember seeing the Newton for the first time back in the early 90's, thinking this would be a great gadget to have, but I never did pull the trigger and buy one. Check out the picture of the P2 Portable from 1989, and imagine yourself walking around with one like that. Funny right?


Wednesday, January 27, 2010

And One More Tablet Thing...

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Other Apple Hardware" @ 11:00 AM

http://www.iphonefreak.com/2010/01/...ne+Life+-+News)

Oh just to show how far Apple has come, and since it is almost showtime for Apple, tick tock. I almost bought one of these when they came out, they were pretty slick for their time.


Thursday, July 2, 2009

Newton Enthusiasts, Here is Your Conference!

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Classic Apple" @ 10:00 AM

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/01/have...-wwnc-2009-yet/

"If you haven't registered yet, you'd better get moving since WWNC 2009 starts on July 31st!"

I almost bought one of these when they were first introduced, but for some reason I didn't. If I had, I'd be all over this conference. Check out what they are going to cover, and all for only $55.00 US: Uses for Newton in Today's World, Newton Programming 101 for Beginners and How to Network the Newton are among several topics attendees will get to attend. I shouldn't jest, apparently there is a "vital community of Newton enthusiasts" out there. If you are one of them, you can register for this conference at the WWNC page, and it runs from July 31st through August 2nd in Vancouver, B.C.


Thursday, December 11, 2008

Welcome To Newton: Original Welcome Video

Posted by Vincent Ferrari in "Classic Apple" @ 10:00 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64QuJdJmCbA

I've always said that the only reason the Newton failed was because it was too far ahead of its time to succeed. I'll never be convinced otherwise. Enjoy this trip down memory lane, and remember; this video is only 20 or so years old. Look how far we've come (and at the same time look how much has stayed similar or the same) since!

Tags: apple, classic, newton

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