{"id":556,"date":"2016-11-01T23:20:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T03:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=556"},"modified":"2016-11-01T23:23:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T03:23:37","slug":"episode-50-apple-newton-messagepad-and-emate","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/episode-50-apple-newton-messagepad-and-emate\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 50 &#8211; Apple Newton MessagePad and eMate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/emate.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-558\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-558 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/emate-300x143.jpg\" alt=\"emate\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/emate-300x143.jpg 300w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/emate.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On today\u2019s show, we continue our coverage of the first phase of handhelds. Specifically, we\u2019ll be covering two more of the early handheld computers, the\u00a0<strong>Apple Newton MessagePad<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>eMate<\/strong>. This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It\u2019s sort of like <i>Antiques Roadshow<\/i>, but all about antique personal computers.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-556-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HofPC-50.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HofPC-50.mp3\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HofPC-50.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Links mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amigalove.com\/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;t=136\" target=\"_blank\">Surprise Amiga Workbench 3.1 Update, 20 Years Later<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vcfe.ch\/doku.php\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage Computer Festival Zurich<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Newton\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Newton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EMate_300\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EMate_300<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open-apple.net\/2015\/10\/31\/show-052-robert-bowdidge-geos-geos-and-more-geos\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apple II port of GEOS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/suomentietokonemuseo.fi\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Old Computer Fairs, Finland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Auctions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><strong>Jeff\u2019s auction<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/RARE-Apple-Computer-Newton-MessagePad-2100-WORKS-\/282230565266?hash=item41b640a992%3Ag%3AWdwAAOSwo4pYDVfr&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Computer Newton MessagePad 2100<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>David\u2019s auction<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Apple-Computer-Newton-PDA-Licensed-CLONE-Sharp-Expert-Pad-PI-7000-\/112186449603?hash=item1a1ed55ec3:g:4tgAAOSwEeFVNQSU\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Computer Newton PDA Licensed CLONE ,Sharp Expert Pad (PI-7000)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeff\u2019s auction<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Apple-Newton-Message-Pad-130-Backlit-WORKS-Plus-keyboard-\/182325363660?hash=item2a737043cc%3Ag%3AqFcAAOSwmLlYAn9x&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Newton Message Pad 130 Backlit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>David\u2019s auction<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Apple-Newton-Messagepad-Model-H1000-Vintage-Apple-\/322313228536?hash=item4b0b5d90f8:g:c9MAAOSwImRYF-59\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Newton Messagepad, Model H1000, Vintage Apple,<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeff\u2019s auction<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-Apple-Newton-eMate-300-Drawing-Instruction-Green-With-Stylus-Rare-\/302059526459?hash=item465426993b%3Ag%3ATSQAAOSw-kdXyOuu&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Newton eMate 300 Drawing Instruction-Green With Stylus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>David\u2019s auction<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Apple-Newton-Message-Pad-2000-Bundle-H0149-Excellent-working-condition-\/262689780996?hash=item3d2987f504:g:MkQAAOSwzaJX~MPj\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Newton Message Pad 2000 Bundle &#8211; H0149 &#8211; Excellent working condition.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeff\u2019s random auction<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Sanyo-MBC-1200-CP-M-buisness-computer-near-mint-condition-\/291922944600?hash=item43f7f6a258:g:fcAAAOSwB09YD9iN\" target=\"_blank\">Sanyo MBC-1200 CP\/M buisness computer near mint condition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>David\u2019s random auction<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/152298841288?rmvSB=true\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage Victor Model 412 Personal Computer DOS 3.1 PC w\/ 602 Mono CRT Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com\" target=\"_blank\">feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com<\/a> because we really would love to receive your email or audio comment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HistoryofPersonalComputing\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HistoryofPersonalComputing\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HistoryofPC\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/HistoryofPC<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Vintage Computer Forum: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vcfed.org\/forum\/forum.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.vcfed.org\/forum\/forum.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On today\u2019s show, we continue our coverage of the first phase of handhelds. 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