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Twenty nine years ago today, Apple announced Newton Internet Enabler 2.0, bringing enhanced networking and connectivity features to #NewtonOS devices.

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https://web.archive.org/web/20010725083138/http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1997/q4/970701.pr.rel.newton.html

@splorp it was packed this year! Can’t wait for next year!
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This image from today’s VCF event illustrates the intersection of computing devices with rainbow Apple logos and computing devices that run on AA batteries.

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Gonna bring my #appleNewton to @oggcamp

Anyone else in #uk got one to bring ? We can beam like it's 1996 ...

#geek #retro #retroComputing #newton #newtonos #oggCamp #oggCamp2026

Thirty years ago today, Apple announced the #MessagePad 130, the first #NewtonOS device to offer a transflective LCD display with electroluminescent backlighting.

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https://web.archive.org/web/19981205071558/http://product.info.apple.com:80/pr/press.releases/1996/q2/960314.pr.rel.msgpad130.html

Twenty eight years ago today, Apple discontinued development of #NewtonOS and its related hardware products.

Yet, here we are.

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https://web.archive.org/web/20040528183253/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/1998/feb/27newton.html

Just arrived from Japan!

I hope the floppy still works.

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Update: I found it!

Attention #AppleNewton users … does anyone happen to have a copy of Enfour’s Japanese Newton Language Kit (NLK)?

It was made available to #MessagePad owners running the Japanese version of #NewtonOS.

Not sure if was a download of on CD. Even an exported copy of the packages would suffice.

Boosts welcome.

https://web.archive.org/web/19981206221059/http://www.enfour.co.jp/newton/news/nlk.html

Twenty nine years ago today, Qualcomm announced the availability of its Eudora Pro email client for #NewtonOS at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/1997/01/qualcomm-announces-award-winning-eudora-pro-email-softwarefor-apples-newton

Thirty years ago today, Apple announced Newton Toolkit 1.6 with full support of #NewtonOS 2.0 at Macworld Expo in San Francisco.

“… a new standard for integration between PDAs and personal computers.”

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https://web.archive.org/web/19990117021427/http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1996/q2/960108.pr.rel.newton2.html

Thirty years ago today, developers demonstrated the new hotness of Apple’s #NewtonOS 2.0 at Comdex in Las Vegas.

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https://web.archive.org/web/19990117002835/http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1996/q1/951113.pr.rel.newton2.html

Thirty one years ago today during the Second International World Wide Web Conference, the TecO research group of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology introduced PocketWeb, the first web browser for handheld devices, specifically designed for #NewtonOS.

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https://newtonglossary.com/terms/pocketweb

Thirty years ago today, Apple announced its plans to ship #NewtonOS 2.0, previewing the operating system at Comdex in Las Vegas.

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https://web.archive.org/web/19990222160409/http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1996/q1/951020.pr.rel.newton.html