NewtonTalk

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Since 1997, the #NewtonTalk mailing list has been providing an open forum dedicated to the discussion, support, and enjoyment of the #AppleNewton and related #RetroComputing technologies.

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2026-08-03 19:19:53 UTC

Thirty three years ago today, Apple debuted the Newton at Macworld Boston.
#AppleNewton
#OriginalMessagePad
#RetroComputing
https://web.archive.org/web/20140323023328/https://www.msu.edu/~luckie/gallery/mp100.htm

2026-03-14 19:23:31 UTC

Thirty years ago today, Apple announced the #MessagePad 130, the first #NewtonOS device to offer a transflective LCD display with electroluminescent backlighting.
#AppleNewton
#RetroComputing
https://web.archive.org/web/19981205071558/http://product.info.apple.com:80/pr/press.releases/1996/q2/960314.pr.rel.msgpad130.html

2024-11-01 22:11:09 UTC

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This is a great start. Thanks for reminding us about discmaster.

2024-11-01 14:48:15 UTC

Does anyone know what happened to Gerald Fox and his #AppleNewton newsletter “Gecko”? It was originally published on his AOL member page, but as is with so much of the web of that era, it never made it into the @npub1umd…wfr7.