The CPU was a 25 MHz ARM 710 unit, perhaps foreshadowing the huge popularity of ARM processors in mobile devices today. Users could store data on special flash memory cards, and there were various expansion capabilities including a PCMCIA slot. The screen was a 6.8" 480 x 320 greyscale panel, a bit smaller than the display in an iPad mini but in a much bigger case. In many ways, the eMate 300 was a reflection of the original Mac when it came to being an all-in-one computing appliance. The eMate 300 was designed for use in schools, and the simple-to-use operating system and relatively inexpensive price tag (compared to other Apple products) along with the tough and rather funky green case reflected this.
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Where previous MessagePads used a stylus and handwriting recognition, the eMate 300 was a different beast with a physical QWERTY keyboard housed in a colourful, oversized clamshell case. The Newton MessagePad/eMate series was sold from August 1993 to February 1998.
In March 1997 the most unusual addition to this range was launched - the eMate 300. English: The Newton eMate 300 was an Apple Newton built into a laptop like casing including a standard keyboard. A tablet-sized device originally launched in 1993, the original MessagePad was an interesting idea, but it was too far ahead of the available technology to really be a success. Newton eMate 300 Newton MessagePad 2000 Newton MessagePad 2100 Original Newton MessagePad Source: Newton MessagePad The first Newton MessagePad has been introduced on August 3, 1993, and discontinued seven months later on March 4, 1994. One product from these years of doldrums was the MessagePad line, often simply known as the "Apple Newton" after the unique operating system.
Sandwiched between the early successes of the 1970s to early 1980s and later dominance of the company in the twenty-first century, there was a long period during which Apple lost direction and at various points it seemed the company had no future. The history of Apple stretches back four decades.
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