Amaya Toman In today's installment of our regular series on major technology events, we're commemorating a single anniversary this time. This belongs to the Apple PDA called Newton MessagePad, whose first presentation falls on May 29.
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Apple releases its Newton MessagePad (1992)
On May 29, 1992, Apple Computer introduced its PDA called the Newton MessagePad at the CES in Chicago. The head of the company at the time was John Sculley, who announced to journalists in connection with the launch of this news, among other things, that "it is nothing less than a revolution". At the time of the presentation, the company did not have a fully functional prototype available, but the participants of the fair could see at least the basic functions of the Newton live - for example, ordering a pizza by fax. However, users had to wait until August 1993 for Apple's PDA to go on sale. Ultimately, the Newton MessagePad did not meet with a very positive response from users. The first generation suffered from errors in the handwriting recognition function and other minor shortcomings. The Newton MessagePad was equipped with an ARM 610 RISC processor, flash memory, and ran the Newton OS operating system. The device was powered by micro-pencil batteries, which gave way to classic pencil batteries in later models. Apple attempted constant improvements in subsequent updates, but in 1998 – shortly after Steve Jobs returned to the company – it finally put the Newton on hold.
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