Apple Newton MessagePad PDA - still better than an iPhone ;-)

[olds1978]

Amazing machine! 15 years old and fast, i own it, still using it today!

[ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

my eMate arrived yesterday and I have a few questions: is there anyway I can play music on it, is there anyway I can connect it to the internet? It didn't come with an original stylus where do you think I could get one? Can you explain to me how I would go about connecting it to my computer? (windows 7 hp with core i5)

[suburbanindie]

Cool story, bro. Wake me up when it's over.

[bologney89]

Apple is far more advanced. Iphone is nothing for them.

[supern00b25]

So basically this is the father for phone n iPod touch

[masterhidsert1043]

Oh! That's so cool it can recognize your handwriting! It's 10 years ahead of the iPhone's technology...

[1990iceboy]

it's very nice but its very old and littile bit bigger than the new pda's that one of pda the are used in the under siege the movie lool i like it when it write the fax and send it via the old method phone

[sparroestar22]

song?

[pufixas]

never heard of this before ;)

looks awesome

and better than iPhone

[boognish1975]

Handwriting will never be faster than virtual keyboards.

[wendileona]

I was a regular user of the Newton way back, I did not like the 100 series Newts - 110, 120 and barely the 130 only because the OS was newer. The ultimates were MP2K and eMate. Still useful today for PIM - Getting Things Done, etc. Lame song by the way.

[10cvds1080ptestcamvi]

newton was wonderful still have a mp100 i use a 9V mains adaptor for it and i have a memory card for it,,,, great little machine,,, thanks for upload,,,,, vid

[cjsporl]

cool i am buying one can i connect it to the computer

[BeigeG3]

You can connect it to a pre-USB Mac with an Apple serial cable or to a PC via the old serial port if you have a Newton to serial cable, Apple's Newton Connection Utilities software is used on the PC or Mac to connect to it.

[poopskinTheLiar]

@BeigeG3 could you use a serial-USB adaptor, or would i have to use my old Windows 98 machine as a "Interpretor"?

[BeigeG3]

I don't know to be honest - I think it would be likely to work better with the real serial port and older hardware and Windows version though.

[madmax2069]

@poopskinTheLiar Yes you can, but the adapter hardware and driver software (results will vary).

[Gregz0r1]

I love my iPhone, but I find it funny, that both devices have the same screen resolution - even if the whole iPhone, fits inside the Newton's screen!

[KHMadMan]

they have the same resolution, meaning that they both generate the same amount of software pixels. However, because the message pad has a bigger screen, these pixels will be streched, a bit like if you play a game in a lower resolution, its streched on the screen

[wshwe]

The iPhone and the Newton are both good devices.

[BrunoApple94]

Hello. First of all great video, even music I like.

I wanted to find out hardware information: the Newton 120 runs on batteries (Primary cell) or rechargeable battery such as that of the notebook?

Thank you!

[BeigeG3]

Hiya,

The Newton takes four AA-size batteries, so can take standard disposable ones, rechargeable ones, or there is an Apple-made 4-cell rechargeable pack that fits in the machine and comes with a plug-in charger. They will run off a wall adapter if you don't have any batteries to hand, there is a separate small round backup battery so that it retains your settings when the main batteries are removed.

Thanks! :-)

[CrazySnareCharles]

Awesome dude! im trying to find a good one on ebay atm lol

[Sergeydgr8]

lol i think they use those at the apple store!

[kumokk]

you want that fucking big crap thing there?

[EuroCarfan00]

I am looking forward on buying a Newton 2100 message pad

[comneard2]

cool can i buy tis off you i have an iphone but i want this now