✳flâneur — a map of the web's best reading

Apple Newton - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org · 5,330 words · saved by 1 readers

Photograph a historic site, help Wikipedia, and win a prize. Participate in the world's largest photography competition this month! Learn more The Newton is a specified standard and series of personal digital assistants (PDAs) developed and marketed by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1993 to 1998. An early device in the PDA category – the term itself originating with the Newton[3] – it was the first to feature handwriting recognition. Newton devices run on a proprietary operating system, Newton OS; unlike the company's Macintosh computers, Apple licensed the software to third-parties, who released Newton devices alongside Apple's own MessagePad line.[4] Apple started developing the platform in 1987; concepted by Steve Sakoman as a tablet-like device with handwriting capabilities, he worked with AT&T Corporation to develop a low-power processor, Hobbit, for the project. However, slow progress and other issues led to Sakoman leaving Apple in 1990 to form Be Computer, Inc.[5] The Newton project

Apple Newton - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia PDA platform by Apple Inc This article is about the Apple-brand PDA platform. For the series of hardware devices, see MessagePad . For the cookie, see Newtons (cookie) . For the anecdote about Isaac Newton, see Isaac Newton's apple tree . <ref name=\":3\" />"},"lifespan":{"wt":""},"price":{"wt":""},"discontinued":{"wt":"{{End date|1998|02|27}}"},"units_sold":{"wt":""},"units_shipped":{"wt":""},"media":{"wt":""},"os":{"wt":"[[Newton OS]]"},"power":{"wt":""},"system_on_chip":{"wt":""},"cpu":{"wt":""},"memory":{"wt":""

Explore this link on the map →

related reading