Twenty years ago, Apple released its first experiment in tablet computing, the Apple Newton MessagePad.While it proved to be a financial disappointment for the company, Apple’s first touchscreen ...

Had the cloud existed in 1993, perhaps the MessagePad would have done the syncing we take for granted in Google’s and Apple’s services — the notion of syncing was well known. But I believe ...

They’re actually wooden dummy models of the Newton MessagePad, but official Apple products nevertheless. Christopher Phin (And if you’re thinking, “Aha! Screw you, Phin!

The Apple Newton gets a bad rap, ... [Jake] has the king of the Newtons – a MessagePad 2100. There’s a hidden port in this machine for a modem card, but Apple never made one.

It was Apple’s handheld PDA–a term Apple coined to describe it. By modern standards, it was pretty basic. It could take notes, store contacts, and manage calendars. You could use it to send a fax.

At the recent South Florida Technology Alliance (SFTA) event. former Apple CEO John Sculley discussed the early days of what would become the world’s most valuable company.The Newton MessagePad ...

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 ...

However, Apple scrapped it and delivered MessagePad, a smaller version of the MessageSlate prototype, later in the year. W.A.L.T. Well before the iPhone, ...