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  2. Apple Newton - Wikipedia

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    The Newton is a specified standard and series of personal digital assistants (PDAs) developed and marketed by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1993 to 1998. An early device in the PDA category – the term itself originating with the Newton [2] – it was the first to feature handwriting recognition.

  3. Why the First Tablet Failed - AOL

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    Apple played an important role in ARM's creation, as it took a 43% stake in the privately held company upon its spinoff in 1990 to support production of the processors it needed for the Newton ...

  4. Newton OS - Wikipedia

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    Newton OS is a discontinued operating system for the Apple Newton PDAs produced by Apple Computer, Inc. between 1993 and 1997. It was written entirely in C++ and trimmed to be low power consuming and use the available memory efficiently.

  5. Personal digital assistant - Wikipedia

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    The Palm TX. A personal digital assistant (PDA) is a multi-purpose mobile device which functions as a personal information manager. Following a boom in the 1990s and 2000s, PDAs were mostly displaced by the widespread adoption of more highly capable smartphones, in particular those based on iOS and Android in the late 2000s, and thus saw a rapid decline.

  6. History of tablet computers - Wikipedia

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    The tablet computer and the associated special operating software is an example of pen computing technology, and the development of tablets has deep historical roots.. In addition to many academic and research systems, there were several companies with commercial products in the 1980s: Pencept and Communications Intelligence Corporation were among the best known of a crowded field.

  7. MessagePad - Wikipedia

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    While the technology was a probable cause for the failure of the device (which otherwise met or exceeded expectations), the technology has been instrumental in producing the future generation of handwriting software that realizes the potential and promise that began in the development of Newton-Apple's Ink Handwriting Recognition.

  8. eMate 300 - Wikipedia

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    The eMate 300 is a personal digital assistant designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer to the education market as a low-cost laptop running the Newton operating system. It was the only Apple Newton Device with a built-in keyboard. [ 3 ]

  9. Category:Personal digital assistants - Wikipedia

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    Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are handheld devices that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. A basic PDA usually includes a clock, date book, address book, task list, memo pad and a simple calculator .