General Specifications for Newtons and Clones
Apple Original MessagePad (OMP) View Pict
- Ram: 640 kb
- Rom: 4mb
- Processor: ARM 610 20MHz
- Newton OS: 1.0,1.05, 1.1
- Screen: 320x248, no backlight
- Release: 8/93
- Extra Notes: N/A
Apple MessagePad 100 View Pict
- Ram: 640kb
- Rom: 4mb
- Processor: ARM 610 20MHz
- Newton OS: 1.3
- Screen: 336x240, no backlight
- Release: 3/94
- Extra Notes: N/A
Apple MessagePad 110 View Pict
- Ram: 1mb
- Rom: 4mb
- Processor: ARM 610 20MHz
- Newton OS: 1.3
- Screen: 320x240, no backlighting
- Release: 3/94
- Extra Notes: N/A.
Apple MessagePad 120 View Pict
- Ram: 2mb
- Rom: 8mb(upgrade)
- Processor: ARM 610 20MHz
- Newton OS: 1.3, 2.0
- Screen: 320x240, no backlight
- Release: 11/95
- Extra Notes: NOS 2.0 would only run if the unit had a rom upgrade.
Apple MessagePad 130 View Pict
- Ram: 2.5mb
- Rom: 8mb(upgrade)
- Processor: ARM 610 20MHz
- Newton OS: 2.0
- Screen: 320x240, backlight
- Release: 3/96
- Extra Notes: First Newton with backlighting.
Apple MessagePad 2000 View Pict
- Ram: 5mb
- Rom: 8mb
- Processor: StrongARM 161.9MHz
- Newton OS: 2.1
- Screen: 480x320, backlight, 16 grayscale
- Release: 3/97
- Extra Notes: This unit's processor speed is nearly 8x that of previous Newtons!!!
Apple MessagePad 2100 View Pict
- Ram: 8mb
- Rom: 8mb
- Processor: StrongARM 161..9MHz
- Newton OS: 2.1
- Screen: 480x320, backlight, 16 grayscale
- Release: 11/97
- Extra Notes: Some of these units say "Newton Technologies" on them.
Apple eMate 300 View Pict
- Ram: 3mb
- Rom: 8mb
- Processor: Arm 710 25MHz
- Newton OS: 2.1
- Screen: 480x320,backlight, 16 grayscale
- Release: 4/97
- Extra Notes: This "educational" unit had a short lived life. Being more like a laptop, many believe the iBook was based off of this model.
Digital Ocean Seahorse View Pict
- Ram: 2mb
- Rom: 4mb?
- Processor: ARM 610 20MHz
- Newton OS: 2.0?
- Screen: 320x240, no backlight?
- Release: 1/96
- Extra Notes: One of the rarest clones out there...anyone actually seen one?
Digital Ocean Tarpon View Pict
- Ram: 2mb
- Rom: 4mb?
- Processor: ARM 610 20MHz
- Newton OS: 1.3?
- Screen: 320x240, no backlight?
- Release: 1/95
- Extra Notes: One of the rarest clones out there...anyone actually seen one?
Harris Supertech 2000 View Pict
- Ram: 2mb
- Rom: 4mb
- Processor: ARM 610 20MHz
- Newton OS: 1.3, 2.0 ?
- Screen: 320x240, no backlight?
- Release: 12/94
- Extra Notes: One of the rarest clones out there...anyone actually seen one?
Motorola Marco View Pict
- Ram: 1mb
- Rom: 5mb
- Processor: ARM 610 20 MHz
- Newton OS: 1.3
- Screen: 320x240, no backlight
- Release: 1/95
- Extra Notes: This clone offered something Apple Newtons did not, wireless communication capability was built into the Marco.
Sharp ExpertPad PI-7000 View Pict
- Ram: 640kb
- Rom: 4mb
- Processor: ARM 610 20mhz
- Newton OS: 1.0, 1.1
- Screen: 320x248, no backlight
- Release: 8/93
- Extra Notes: This was the first of the Newton clones.
Sharp ExpertPad PI-7100 View Pict
- Ram: 640kb
- Rom: 4mb
- Processor: ARM 610 20mhz
- Newton OS: 1.3
- Screen: 320x248, no backlight
- Release: 4/94
- Extra Notes: N/A
Siemens NotePhone View Pict
- Ram: 640kb
- Rom: 4mb
- Processor: ARM 610 20mhz
- Newton OS: 1.11 (duestch)
- Screen: 336x240, no backlight
- Release: 1993
- Extra Notes: This is a Newton/Phone combo. It was released in Germany and was based on the MP 100. As well, it had a 2400bps Data / 9600bps Fax modem. *I would like to credit Bernd Kirchberg for helping in finding this information for Newton Resurrection!*
Schlumberger's "Watson" View Pict
- Ram: 5mb
- Rom: 8mb
- Processor: StrongARM 161.9MHz
- Newton OS: 2.1
- Screen: 480x320, backlight, 16 grayscale
- Release: 1997?
- Extra Notes: This unit is a French localized unit used in the medical field. To view detailed information, please take a look at Paul's nBlog.
