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Morgan Aldridge<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@deadbeefdotmonster" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>deadbeefdotmonster</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://princess.industries/@vyr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vyr</span></a></span> Oh, yes, the Palm OS 5 was excellent and quite useful.</p><p>I had completely forgotten about the Sharp Zaurus! The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleNewton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a> emulator was originally written for one.</p><p>Also, yes, I'm very familiar with jcs@ work, including his classic Mac OS C programming! Highly suggested and glad you're spreading the word.</p>
Morgan Aldridge<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@deadbeefdotmonster" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>deadbeefdotmonster</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://princess.industries/@vyr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vyr</span></a></span> Very cool! I used to have an m100 and was learning C on the Macintosh at the time, so didn't really delve into PalmOS very deep.</p><p>In the early aughts, I was trying to decide between a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palm</span></a> Tungsten/Sony Clié/Palm Treo on in one hand or older <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleNewton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a> 2100 in the other. "I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference," to quote Robert Frost.</p><p>(I think I prefer an underdog. Or, maybe I'm just a masochist?)</p>
Morgan Aldridge<p>Just set up a fax line for my business. In 2025.</p><p>At least it's a virtual fax machine. Though, truthfully, I do hope to use it to transfer some documents from my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleNewton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a>.</p>
Grant Hutchinson<p>Waiting for my plane at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YYC</span></a> … starting off this weekend’s adventure to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@SDF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SDF</span></a></span>’s Interim Computer Festival in Seatttle.</p><p>And yes, there is a Newton <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a> in my carry on.</p>
Tom Lorenz<p>I dug up my old <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Newton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newton</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a> 130, put in a fresh set of 4 AA batteries, and fired it up for the first time in ages. After setting the date and time, I went back to the start and asked it to show me today’s agenda. I guess its calendar can only handle a limited date range, because it sent me back to March 7, 1991. <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a></p>
Monoka<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mcc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mcc</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mhoye" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mhoye</span></a></span> The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Newton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Messagepad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Messagepad</span></a> 2100 was just an excellent device. I still miss certain features it had. For example, you could drag text/images with the stylus and drop it at any edge/margin of the application. You could drop as many snippets as you like. Even if you switch to another page, the snippets were still there and you could drop it.</p><p>Here is even an enhancement request for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> that is inspired by it:<br><a href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37956" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bugs.documentfoundation.org/sh</span><span class="invisible">ow_bug.cgi?id=37956</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>libreoffice</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@libodesign" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>libodesign</span></a></span></p>
Luke Dorny<p>Falling in love with Newton MessagePads in 2024.<br><a href="https://typo.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Newton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newton</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXy_wbsDO00" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=pXy_wbsDO0</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p>
Morgan Aldridge<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@waldoj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>waldoj</span></a></span> My <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleNewton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a> still uses <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> handwriting recognition. While the the earlier models had a bad rap (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EggFreckles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EggFreckles</span></a>), the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewtonOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewtonOS</span></a> 2.1 models were quite good.</p>
Morgan Aldridge<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoulsCircuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoulsCircuit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pilet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pilet</span></a> _almost_ looks like an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleNewton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a> implemented in Apple's older <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SnowWhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SnowWhite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DesignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DesignLanguage</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://soulscircuit.com/pilet" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">soulscircuit.com/pilet</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_design_language" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Whi</span><span class="invisible">te_design_language</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICanHasEinstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICanHasEinstein</span></a>?</p>
Grant Hutchinson<p>Ok, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> fediverse … here’s a stumper for you.</p><p>Was there ever a printed version of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a> 2100 User Manual?</p><p>The PDF version of the 2100 manual is available all over the interwebs, but I’ve only ever seen a MessagePad 2000 User Manual (and the MessagePad 2100 “Getting Started” guide) in print form.</p><p>Does this thing even exist?</p><p>If it does exist, I’d love to find a copy for my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleNewton</span></a> library.</p>
David Dunham<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@newtontalk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>newtontalk</span></a></span> A friend said people here might be interested in Newton devices. I think I will keep the 2000 (so I can theoretically run my software) but the others are available to anyone who wants to pay shipping from Tacoma, WA. (Preferably as a set.) <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/newton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/messagepad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messagepad</span></a></p>
Morgan Aldridge<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@knickish" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>knickish</span></a></span> Such a great name choice!</p><p>This got me thinking, if one were to write a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewtonOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewtonOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> client for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Newton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a>, what could we possibly call it? A little digging later and I think 'Andrias' (after the genus containing large, prehistoric salamanders) would be most appropriate:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrias" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrias</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>/cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@splorp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>splorp</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://appdot.net/@morrick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>morrick</span></a></span></p>
Alexander Shendi<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@amigalove" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>amigalove</span></a></span> </p><p>TBH, handwriting recognition improved a lot between the first MessagePad models and the following ones, esp. with NewtonOS 2.x.</p><p><a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/Newton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newton</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Grant Hutchinson<p>Twenty six years ago today, Apple announced the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a> 130, the first <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Newton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newton</span></a> device to offer a transflective LCD display with EL backlighting.</p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19981205071558/http://product.info.apple.com:80/pr/press.releases/1996/q2/960314.pr.rel.msgpad130.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/1998120507</span><span class="invisible">1558/http://product.info.apple.com:80/pr/press.releases/1996/q2/960314.pr.rel.msgpad130.html</span></a></p>
Amiga Love ❤<p>I’m not crazy. You’re crazy.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/applenewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>applenewton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/messagepad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messagepad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amiga1000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amiga1000</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mobilecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobilecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a></p>
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