Post #647970
2026-03-14 19:23 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
Replies (2)
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@bigmike@ruhr.social 2026-03-14 20:36
@newtontalk@bitbang.social I‘ve got mine still in a drawer. It served me well during University times 🥰
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@mikebabcock@floss.social 2026-03-27 03:36
@newtontalk@bitbang.social just had to share ... Device comparison photo from 2011.