<s>
The	O
MessagePad	B-Device
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
series	O
of	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
devices	O
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
for	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
platform	I-Device
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
electronic	O
engineering	O
and	O
the	O
manufacture	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
MessagePad	B-Device
devices	O
was	O
undertaken	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Sharp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
devices	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ARM	B-Architecture
610	I-Architecture
RISC	I-Architecture
processor	O
and	O
all	O
featured	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
software	O
and	O
were	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
devices	O
run	O
Newton	B-Device
OS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
first	O
began	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
former	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
,	O
Jean-Louis	O
Gassée	O
;	O
his	O
team	O
included	O
Steve	O
Capps	O
,	O
co-writer	O
of	O
macOS	B-Application
Finder	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
employed	O
engineer	O
named	O
Steve	O
Sakoman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
operated	O
in	O
secret	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
revealed	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	O
Board	O
of	O
Directors	O
in	O
late	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Gassée	O
resigned	O
from	O
his	O
position	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
significant	O
disagreement	O
with	O
the	O
board	O
,	O
seeing	O
how	O
his	O
employer	O
was	O
treated	O
,	O
Sakoman	O
also	O
stopped	O
developing	O
the	O
MessagePad	B-Device
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
they	O
brainstormed	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
saving	O
the	O
MessagePad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Board	O
later	O
approved	O
his	O
suggestion	O
;	O
he	O
then	O
gave	O
Newton	B-Device
it	O
is	O
official	O
and	O
full	O
backing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
MessagePad	B-Device
was	O
unveiled	O
by	O
Sculley	O
on	O
the	O
29th	O
of	O
May	O
1992	O
at	O
the	O
summer	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
(	O
CES	O
)	O
in	O
Chicago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sculley	O
caved	O
in	O
to	O
pressure	O
to	O
unveil	O
the	O
product	O
early	O
because	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
did	O
not	O
officially	O
ship	O
for	O
another	O
14	O
months	O
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
MessagePad	B-Device
120	O
with	O
Newton	B-Device
OS	I-Device
2.0	O
,	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
Keyboard	O
by	O
Apple	O
became	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
via	O
the	O
dongle	O
on	O
Newton	B-Device
devices	O
with	O
a	O
Newton	B-Device
InterConnect	O
port	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
2000/2100	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
eMate	I-Device
300	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newton	B-Device
devices	O
featuring	O
Newton	B-Device
OS	I-Device
2.1	O
or	O
higher	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
screen	O
turned	O
horizontally	O
(	O
"	O
landscape	O
"	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
vertically	O
(	O
"	O
portrait	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
still	O
works	O
properly	O
with	O
the	O
display	O
rotated	O
,	O
although	O
display	O
calibration	O
is	O
needed	O
when	O
rotation	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
device	O
is	O
reset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
initial	O
versions	O
(	O
Newton	B-Device
OS	I-Device
1.x	O
)	O
the	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
gave	O
extremely	O
mixed	O
results	O
for	O
users	O
and	O
was	O
sometimes	O
inaccurate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
engine	O
was	O
called	O
Calligrapher	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
licensed	O
from	O
a	O
Russian	O
company	O
called	O
Paragraph	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
Palm	B-Device
Pilot	I-Device
's	I-Device
Graffiti	O
had	O
a	O
less	O
sophisticated	O
design	O
than	O
Calligrapher	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
sometimes	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
accurate	O
and	O
precise	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
reliance	O
on	O
a	O
fixed	O
,	O
predefined	O
stroke	O
alphabet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	O
Computing	O
also	O
released	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
Graffiti	O
for	O
Newton	B-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Newton	B-Device
version	O
sometimes	O
performed	O
better	O
and	O
could	O
also	O
show	O
strokes	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
being	O
written	O
as	O
input	O
was	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
display	O
itself	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
a	O
silkscreen	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
editing	O
text	O
,	O
Newton	B-Device
had	O
a	O
very	O
intuitive	O
system	O
for	O
handwritten	O
editing	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
scratching	O
out	O
words	O
to	O
be	O
deleted	O
,	O
circling	O
text	O
to	O
be	O
selected	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
written	O
carets	O
to	O
mark	O
inserts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
operating	I-Device
system	I-Device
retained	O
the	O
original	O
recognizer	O
for	O
compatibility	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
a	O
hand-printed-text-only	O
(	O
not	O
cursive	O
)	O
recognizer	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Rosetta	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
,	O
included	O
in	O
version	O
2.0	O
of	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
operating	I-Device
system	I-Device
,	O
and	O
refined	O
in	O
Newton	B-Device
2.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosetta	O
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
a	O
significant	O
improvement	O
and	O
many	O
reviewers	O
,	O
testers	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
users	O
consider	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
2.1	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
software	O
better	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
alternatives	O
even	O
10	O
years	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
users	O
wrote	O
similar	O
programs	O
which	O
could	O
evaluate	O
mathematical	O
formulas	O
using	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
OS	I-Device
Intelligent	O
Assistant	O
,	O
a	O
unique	O
part	O
of	O
every	O
Newton	B-Device
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
are	O
best	O
understood	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
broad	O
history	O
of	O
pen	O
computing	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
quite	O
extensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
vital	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
system	I-Application
is	O
the	O
modeless	B-General_Concept
error	B-Error_Name
correction	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Error	B-Error_Name
correction	I-Error_Name
in	O
many	O
current	O
handwriting	O
systems	O
provides	O
such	O
functionality	O
but	O
adds	O
more	O
steps	O
to	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
greatly	O
increasing	O
the	O
interruption	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
workflow	O
that	O
a	O
given	O
correction	O
requires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Text	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
entered	O
by	O
tapping	O
with	O
the	O
stylus	O
on	O
a	O
small	O
on-screen	O
pop-up	O
QWERTY	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
although	O
more	O
layouts	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newton	B-Device
devices	O
could	O
also	O
accept	O
free-hand	O
"	O
Sketches	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Shapes	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Ink	O
Text	O
"	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
desktop	O
computer	O
graphics	B-Device
tablet	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
"	O
Shapes	O
"	O
,	O
Newton	B-Device
could	O
recognize	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
was	O
attempting	O
to	O
draw	O
a	O
circle	O
,	O
a	O
line	O
,	O
a	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
would	O
clean	O
them	O
up	O
into	O
perfect	O
vector	O
representations	O
(	O
with	O
modifiable	O
control	O
points	O
and	O
defined	O
vertices	O
)	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
user	O
was	O
attempting	O
to	O
draw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Shapes	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Sketches	O
"	O
could	O
be	O
scaled	B-Algorithm
or	O
deformed	O
once	O
drawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Ink	O
text	O
"	O
captured	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
free-hand	O
writing	O
but	O
allowed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
treated	O
somewhat	O
like	O
recognized	O
text	O
when	O
manipulating	O
for	O
later	O
editing	O
purposes	O
(	O
"	O
ink	O
text	O
"	O
supported	O
word	B-Algorithm
wrap	I-Algorithm
,	O
could	O
be	O
formatted	O
to	O
be	O
bold	O
,	O
italic	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
any	O
time	O
a	O
user	O
could	O
also	O
direct	O
their	O
Newton	B-Device
device	O
to	O
recognize	O
selected	O
"	O
ink	O
text	O
"	O
and	O
turn	O
it	O
into	O
recognized	O
text	O
(	O
deferred	O
recognition	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Newton	B-Device
note	O
(	O
or	O
the	O
notes	O
attached	O
to	O
each	O
contact	O
in	O
Names	O
and	O
each	O
Dates	O
calendar	O
or	O
to-do	O
event	O
)	O
could	O
contain	O
any	O
mix	O
of	O
interleaved	O
text	O
,	O
Ink	O
Text	O
,	O
Shapes	O
,	O
and	O
Sketches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
offered	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
training	O
and	O
would	O
clean	O
up	O
sketches	O
into	O
vector	O
shapes	O
,	O
both	O
were	O
unreliable	O
and	O
required	O
much	O
rewriting	O
and	O
redrawing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
reliable	O
application	O
of	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
was	O
collecting	O
and	O
organizing	O
address	O
and	O
phone	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
technology	O
was	O
a	O
probable	O
cause	O
for	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
(	O
which	O
otherwise	O
met	O
or	O
exceeded	O
expectations	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
technology	O
has	O
been	O
instrumental	O
in	O
producing	O
the	O
future	O
generation	O
of	O
handwriting	O
software	O
that	O
realizes	O
the	O
potential	O
and	O
promise	O
that	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Newton-Apple	O
'	O
s	O
Ink	O
Handwriting	B-Application
Recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MessagePad	B-Device
100	O
series	O
of	O
devices	O
used	O
Macintosh	O
's	O
proprietary	O
serial	O
portsround	O
Mini-DIN	B-Protocol
8	I-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MessagePad	B-Device
2000/2100	O
models	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
eMate	B-Device
300	I-Device
)	O
have	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
proprietary	O
Newton	B-Device
InterConnect	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
hardware/software	I-Device
platform	I-Device
was	O
canceled	O
by	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
InterConnect	O
port	O
,	O
while	O
itself	O
very	O
advanced	O
,	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
connect	O
a	O
serial	O
dongle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
all	O
Newton	B-Device
devices	O
have	O
infrared	O
connectivity	O
,	O
initially	O
only	O
the	O
Sharp	O
ASK	O
protocol	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
also	O
IrDA	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Sharp	O
ASK	O
protocol	O
was	O
kept	O
in	O
for	O
compatibility	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Palm	B-Device
Pilot	I-Device
,	O
all	O
Newton	B-Device
devices	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
PC	B-Architecture
Card	I-Architecture
expansion	O
slot	O
(	O
two	O
on	O
the	O
2000/2100	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
native	O
modem	O
and	O
even	O
Ethernet	O
connectivity	O
;	O
Newton	B-Device
users	O
have	O
also	O
written	O
drivers	B-Application
for	O
802.11b	O
wireless	O
networking	O
cards	O
and	O
ATA-type	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
cards	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
popular	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
format	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newton	B-Device
can	O
also	O
dial	O
a	O
phone	O
number	O
through	O
the	O
built-in	O
speaker	O
of	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
device	O
by	O
simply	O
holding	O
a	O
telephone	O
handset	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
speaker	O
and	O
transmitting	O
the	O
appropriate	O
tones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fax	O
and	O
printing	O
support	O
is	O
also	O
built	O
in	O
at	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
level	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
requires	O
peripherals	O
such	O
as	O
parallel	O
adapters	O
,	O
PCMCIA	B-Architecture
cards	I-Architecture
,	O
or	O
serial	O
modems	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
lightweight	O
Newton	B-Device
Fax	O
Modem	O
released	O
by	O
Apple	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
2	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
power	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Apple	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
and	O
MessagePad	B-Device
100	O
used	O
four	O
AAA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
eventually	O
replaced	O
by	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
110	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
4	O
AA	B-Algorithm
NiCd	O
(	O
MessagePad	B-Device
110	O
,	O
120	O
and	O
130	O
)	O
and	O
4x	O
AA	B-Algorithm
NiMH	B-Device
cells	I-Device
(	O
MP2x00	O
series	O
,	O
eMate	B-Device
300	I-Device
)	O
give	O
a	O
runtime	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
hours	O
(	O
MP2100	O
with	O
two	O
20MB	O
Linear	B-Device
Flash	I-Device
memory	I-Device
PC	B-Architecture
Cards	I-Architecture
,	O
no	O
backlight	O
usage	O
)	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
24	O
hours	O
with	O
backlight	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
adding	O
more	O
weight	O
to	O
the	O
handheld	O
Newton	B-Device
devices	O
than	O
AAA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
or	O
custom	O
battery	O
packs	O
,	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
an	O
easily	O
replaceable/rechargeable	O
cell	O
format	O
gives	O
the	O
user	O
a	O
still	O
unsurpassed	O
runtime	O
and	O
flexibility	O
of	O
power	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
used	O
as	O
internal	O
storage	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
120	O
(	O
if	O
all	O
cells	O
lost	O
their	O
power	O
,	O
no	O
data	O
was	O
lost	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
non-volatility	O
of	O
this	O
storage	O
)	O
,	O
gave	O
birth	O
to	O
the	O
slogan	O
"	O
Newton	B-Device
never	O
dies	O
,	O
it	O
only	O
gets	O
new	O
batteries	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
2000/2100	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
vastly	O
improved	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
162MHz	O
StrongARM	B-Device
SA-110	B-Device
RISC	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
,	O
Newton	B-Device
OS	I-Device
2.1	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
better	O
,	O
clearer	O
,	O
backlit	O
screen	O
,	O
attracted	O
critical	O
plaudits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eMate	B-Device
300	I-Device
was	O
a	O
Newton	B-Device
device	O
in	O
a	O
laptop	O
form	O
factor	O
offered	O
to	O
schools	O
in	O
1997	O
as	O
an	O
inexpensive	O
( $799	O
US	O
,	O
originally	O
sold	O
to	O
education	O
markets	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
durable	O
computer	O
for	O
classroom	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
its	O
low	O
price	O
,	O
the	O
eMate	B-Device
300	I-Device
did	O
not	O
have	O
all	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
contemporary	O
MessagePad	B-Device
equivalent	O
,	O
the	O
MessagePad	B-Device
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eMate	B-Device
was	O
cancelled	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
products	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
Newton	B-Device
device	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
ARM710	O
microprocessor	O
(	O
running	O
at	O
25	O
MHz	O
)	O
,	O
have	O
an	O
integrated	O
keyboard	O
,	O
use	O
Newton	B-Device
OS	I-Device
2.2	O
(	O
officially	O
numbered	O
2.1	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
batteries	O
are	O
officially	O
irreplaceable	O
,	O
although	O
several	O
users	O
replaced	O
them	O
with	O
longer-lasting	O
ones	O
without	O
any	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
eMate	B-Device
hardware	O
whatsoever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
prototypes	O
of	O
additional	O
Newton	B-Device
devices	O
were	O
spotted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notable	O
was	O
a	O
Newton	B-Device
tablet	O
or	O
"	O
slate	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
flat	O
screen	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
written	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
included	O
a	O
"	O
Kids	O
Newton	B-Device
"	O
with	O
side	O
handgrips	O
and	O
buttons	O
,	O
"	O
VideoPads	O
"	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
incorporated	O
a	O
video	O
camera	O
and	O
screen	O
on	O
their	O
flip-top	O
covers	O
for	O
two-way	O
communications	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Mini	O
2000	O
"	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
Palm	B-Device
Pilot	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
NewtonPhone	O
developed	O
by	O
Siemens	O
,	O
which	O
incorporated	O
a	O
handset	O
and	O
a	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fourteen	O
months	O
after	O
Sculley	O
demoed	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
May	O
1992	O
,	O
Chicago	O
CES	O
,	O
the	O
MessagePad	B-Device
was	O
first	O
offered	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Boston	O
Macworld	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
50,000	O
MessagePads	B-Device
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Apple	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
and	O
MessagePad	B-Device
100	O
were	O
limited	O
by	O
the	O
very	O
short	O
lifetime	O
of	O
their	O
inadequate	O
AAA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
also	O
panned	O
the	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
that	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
debut	O
models	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
trumpeted	O
in	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
's	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
word	O
'	O
freckles	O
 '	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
dictionary	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
user	O
could	O
add	O
it	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Difficulties	O
were	O
in	O
part	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
long	O
time	O
requirements	O
for	O
the	O
Calligrapher	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
software	O
to	O
"	O
learn	O
"	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
handwriting	O
;	O
this	O
process	O
could	O
take	O
from	O
two	O
weeks	O
to	O
two	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
factor	O
which	O
limited	O
the	O
early	O
Newton	B-Device
devices	O
 '	O
appeal	O
was	O
that	O
desktop	O
connectivity	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
basic	O
retail	O
package	O
,	O
a	O
problem	O
that	O
was	O
later	O
solved	O
with	O
2.x	O
Newton	B-Device
devices	O
-	O
these	O
were	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
serial	O
cable	O
and	O
the	O
appropriate	O
Newton	B-Device
Connection	O
Utilities	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
of	O
Newton	B-Device
OS	I-Device
offered	O
improved	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
,	O
quite	O
possibly	O
a	O
leading	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
continued	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
devices	O
among	O
Newton	B-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
given	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
Newtons	B-Device
still	O
demand	O
a	O
sale	O
price	O
on	O
the	O
used	O
market	O
far	O
greater	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
comparatively	O
aged	O
PDAs	B-Application
produced	O
by	O
other	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
CNET	O
compared	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
2000	O
to	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Device
Q1	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
was	O
declared	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
CNET	O
compared	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
2000	O
to	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3GS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
was	O
declared	O
more	O
innovative	O
at	O
its	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
chain	O
of	O
dedicated	O
Newton	B-Device
only	O
stores	O
called	O
Newton	B-Device
Source	O
existed	O
from	O
1994	O
until	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
featured	O
the	O
trademark	O
red	O
and	O
yellow	O
light	O
bulb	O
Newton	B-Device
logo	O
in	O
neon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stores	O
provided	O
an	O
informative	O
educational	O
venue	O
to	O
learn	O
about	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
platform	I-Device
in	O
a	O
hands	O
on	O
relaxed	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stores	O
had	O
no	O
traditional	O
computer	O
retail	O
counters	O
and	O
featured	O
oval	O
desktops	O
where	O
interested	O
users	O
could	O
become	O
intimately	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
product	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notes	O
:	O
The	O
eMate	B-Device
300	I-Device
actually	O
has	O
ROM	O
chips	O
silk	O
screened	O
with	O
2.2	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
one	O
removes	O
all	O
patches	O
to	O
the	O
eMate	B-Device
300	I-Device
(	O
by	O
replacing	O
the	O
ROM	O
chip	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
putting	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
one	O
again	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
eMate	B-Device
and	O
the	O
MessagePad	B-Device
2000/2100	O
devices	O
erase	O
their	O
memory	O
completely	O
after	O
replacing	O
the	O
chip	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
result	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
OS	I-Device
saying	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
version	O
2.2.00	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
Original	O
MessagePad	B-Device
and	O
the	O
MessagePad	B-Device
100	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
model	O
number	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
only	O
differ	O
in	O
the	O
ROM	O
chip	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Newton	B-Device
OS	I-Device
was	O
also	O
licensed	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
third	O
party	O
developers	O
including	O
Sharp	O
and	O
Motorola	O
who	O
developed	O
additional	O
PDA	B-Application
devices	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
platform	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
added	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
made	O
a	O
unique	O
two-part	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
shipped	O
additional	O
software	O
with	O
its	O
Newton	B-Device
device	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Marco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sharp	O
developed	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Newton	B-Device
devices	O
called	O
the	O
ExpertPad	O
PI-7000/7100	O
;	O
those	O
were	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Apple	O
's	O
MessagePad	B-Device
and	O
MessagePad	B-Device
100	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
difference	O
is	O
the	O
physical	O
design	O
(	O
the	O
ExpertPads	O
feature	O
a	O
screen	O
lid	O
,	O
which	O
Apple	O
added	O
in	O
1994	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
MessagePad	B-Device
110	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
naming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
projects	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
as	O
a	O
portable	O
information	O
device	O
in	O
cultural	O
settings	O
such	O
as	O
museums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
factor	O
in	O
the	O
award	O
was	O
the	O
concept	O
that	O
visitors	O
would	O
use	O
a	O
Newton	B-Device
device	O
to	O
access	O
additional	O
information	O
,	O
find	O
out	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
museum	O
,	O
listen	O
to	O
audio	O
,	O
see	O
animations	O
,	O
control	O
robots	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
bookmark	O
information	O
for	O
printout	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
exhibit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARIF	O
is	O
an	O
ancestor	O
of	O
the	O
PDA	B-Application
systems	O
used	O
in	O
museums	O
today	O
and	O
it	O
boasted	O
features	O
that	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
attempted	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1998	O
they	O
had	O
invested	O
heavily	O
into	O
the	O
R&D	O
of	O
this	O
project	O
with	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
at	O
the	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Apple	O
officially	O
cancelled	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
acquire	O
as	O
many	O
Newtons	B-Device
as	O
possible	O
for	O
this	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
estimated	O
initially	O
1000	O
Newtons	B-Device
,	O
but	O
later	O
readjusted	O
the	O
figure	O
to	O
possibly	O
750	O
Newtons	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
placed	O
an	O
“	O
Internet	O
Call	O
”	O
for	O
Newtons	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Newton	B-Device
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
healthcare	O
applications	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
in	O
collecting	O
data	O
directly	O
from	O
patients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newtons	B-Device
were	O
used	O
as	O
electronic	O
diaries	O
,	O
with	O
patients	O
entering	O
their	O
symptoms	O
and	O
other	O
information	O
concerning	O
their	O
health	O
status	O
on	O
a	O
daily	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
