e53 – The Newton

This episode, we look at the Newton platform — Apple's first attempt at (almost) handheld computing. Recorded on the 10th anniversary of the iPhone announcement, we notice a lot of parallels between the development of Newton devices and the iOS devices we carry today.

This episode, we look at the Newton platform — Apple's first attempt at (almost) handheld computing. Recorded on the 10th anniversary of the iPhone announcement, we notice a lot of parallels between the development of Newton devices and the iOS devices we carry today.

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Newton

Low End Mac: The Story Behind Apple’s Newton
Jean-Louis Gassée
Steve Sakoman
Isaac Newton's "Apple incident"
Be Inc.
Knowledge Navigator
AT&T Hobbit processors
PCMCIA
List of Newton models

every Newton model

Newtons and clone

Newton keyboard

PCMCIA expansion

the competition: Palm
Handspring Visor
Ed's Palm PDAs: Vx, TX
WebOS

pop culture references
"Eat Up Martha"
Doonesbury "Egg Freckles" etc.

Newton enthusiasts
Thomas Brand
Einstein emulator

NewtonScript
Soup filesystem 🛎