Apple Newton MessagePad 2100

[Brandon Miniman]

Many have heard of the Apple Newton, but few know much about the device. To this day, there is still a following for the Apple Newton, 11 years after the last one went on sale. What is so special about the Newton? And why did Apple kill the product? In this article, we'll answer both of those questions, plus show you a lot about the Newton that you didn't know. <a href='http://pocketnow.com/index.phpa=portal_detail&t=reviews&id=1101'>Read on</a> for an interesting look at the father of handhelds...

[Ronald]

This is so cool. Wonder if Apple will remake the Newton. One thing I don't get is how the "call bob" works. Mind explaining? Does it transfer the call to your phone or makes the call by itself? Thanks!

[Brandon Miniman]

This is so cool. Wonder if Apple will remake the Newton. One thing I don't get is how the "call bob" works. Mind explaining? Does it transfer the call to your phone or makes the call by itself? Thanks!

It will bring up the phone application which will make the dialing sounds...so if you hold up your regular phone to the speaker of the Newton, it'll actually dial for you.

[Carlos Pessoa]

Great review!!

I've used a Newton 2100 to take notes during college lectures from 1997 to 2001. I've just started to use it again and, WOW, I am amazed!!! Even though I have an iPhone 3G, I spent more time using my newton as a business tool. Now I can send my meeting notes, project outlines etc wirelessly through my Newton. This is amazing!
I am so happy to come back to the Newton world!

[Brandon Miniman]

Great review!!

I've used a Newton 2100 to take notes during college lectures from 1997 to 2001. I've just started to use it again and, WOW, I am amazed!!! Even though I have an iPhone 3G, I spent more time using my newton as a business tool. Now I can send my meeting notes, project outlines etc wirelessly through my Newton. This is amazing!
I am so happy to come back to the Newton world!

Haha, thanks.

I love how you are going back to the Newton world. In technology, going backwards is something we seldom do, but in the case of the Newton, it really makes sense.

[Genghis]

The Newton is a great PDA. Its strengths are:

* Its user interface;
* its Handwriting Recognition.
* Its user community which allows the unit to keep up with modern technology.

Its user community has allowed the Newton to communicate using Wifi and Bluetooth technologies. Synchronising and Backup utilities have been written for OS X and Win XP and Vista.

Put together, it is excellent for originating textual and graphic content.

However it's greatest weakness in a modern computing environment is its inability to read MS Office and and PDF files.

Aside from that, it continues to be really useful as a diary, a note taker, a web browser, GPS navigator and any other light mobile computing application.

[Brandon Miniman]

The Newton is a great PDA. Its strengths are:

* Its user interface;
* its Handwriting Recognition.
* Its user community which allows the unit to keep up with modern technology.

Its user community has allowed the Newton to communicate using Wifi and Bluetooth technologies. Synchronising and Backup utilities have been written for OS X and Win XP and Vista.

Put together, it is excellent for originating textual and graphic content.

However it's greatest weakness in a modern computing environment is its inability to read MS Office and and PDF files.

Aside from that, it continues to be really useful as a diary, a note taker, a web browser, GPS navigator and any other light mobile computing application.

It would be neat if the community someone continued development of the Newton OS to bring MS Office and PDF Support.