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Articles Tagged "emate":
Lessons Learned from the eMate ¬
2010-01-26
Scott Andress on the eMate and tomorrow’s rumored Apple tablet:
The industrial design of eMate was like nothing seen before from Apple, or any other computer company for that matter. And it was the testbed for many key design concepts.
In fact, the eMate really started to get the Newton platform some good momentum before the plug was pulled.
[Via Grant Hutchinson]
Going Newton ¬
2009-12-31
Two weeks ago I commented that, “Sometimes I wonder just how ‘Newton’ I could go. Clear off my desk and leave only an eMate and Color StyleWriter 2200? Would love it.” Shortly there after I discovered that RetroChallenge would be kicking off their 2010 Winter Warm-Up at the start of January. How could I resist bringing a little extra green (I’d assume there will already be many a glow from green monochrome CRTs) to the challenge?
While I’m desperately trying not to start new projects, one of the tasks I’ve been attempting during my few hours at home has been to clear off my desk. It had become a dumping ground for paid bills, receipts, gadgets and anything else without a specific home. At one point the pile actually reached the ceiling. Working in a few eMate repairs and a bit of writing during the month of January should not only be feasible, but could actually feel quite productive. Needless to say, little extra encouragement was needed for me to submit an entry.
The challenge is very open-ended, so I was content with setting a reasonable goal of repairing & updating an eMate 300 as a clean & simple environment for focused writing. It needs the hinge repaired, battery recelled, 2010 patch applied, and a few other issues addressed, so there’ll be more involved than merely clearing away desk detritus. If I manage all that with time to spare, then I’ll venture to craft a working modem script which allows me to get online with AT&T EDGE/GPRS via Bluetooth, but I’m not counting on it.
To be honest, it feels a bit deceitful to submit a Newton entry as I’m a daily user and a bit of a power user. Hell, my MessagePad 2100 travels with me everywhere and is already patched for 2010, has CompactFlash memory, BlueTooth, and WiFi. The eMate, however, has just been collecting dust in the strata on my desk, so I doubt I’ll get much push back for revitalizing it.
With less than an hour to go before the start of the challenge in my time zone, I’m very much looking forward to a clean, minimal, and usable Newton desk at the end of the month.
'Beautiful Newton' ¬
2009-10-13
A gallery by Grant:
Sensuous technology.
Tactile utility.
Beautiful Newton.
Including one of my own.
[Via Grant Hutchinson]
Музей Apple Newton ¬
2009-07-02
A beautifully designed museum site for Apple Newtons in Russian. Especially excellent device photography as well.
'Newton Year 2010 Problem' ¬
2009-02-16
Eckhart Köppen chimed in this morning to further explain the issue that Newton OS 2.1 faces with the year 2010 and also noted that producing OS patches is, “less black magic than anticipated.”
The possible fixes, in his mind, are:
- Avi’s Fix2010
- “Create a proper OS patch for the Fix2010 code”
- “Change the offsets used by the faulty functions”
[Via NewtonTalk]
Roundup of Newton Developments in 2008 ¬
2009-01-02
Tony Kan runs through all the major hardware & software news in Newton-land for this past year. There’s been steady, although slowing, progress since WWNC 2007’s news.
[Via NewtonTalk]
Newton ATA Support Open Sourced ¬
2008-06-14
Paul Guyot to the NewtonTalk mailing list:
I’m pleased to announced that ATA Support can now be downloaded in a
free, unlocked version[…] The source code is also available.
Paul is a recently-retired master Newton developer and these ATA drivers are the last bit of software he had written which hadn’t been open sourced.
A deep bow to you, Paul.
State of the Newton Addendum ¬
2008-02-28
After posting yesterday morning’s State of the Newton in 10 Years Ago Today, I asked my fellow NewtonTalk members if there was anything glaringly obvious that I had missed. It was pointed out that I had somehow completely missed all the hardware folks.
BT-001 Bluetooth Module
Let me begin a new-ish development.
Approximately twenty days ago I approached Jake Bordens regarding his cancelled BT-001 project to create an internal Bluetooth module for the MessagePad 2100. He had ceased further development due to issues with the antenna design only being able to sustain mediocre/poor signal ranges with the Newton’s case off and failing completely when reassembled.
He was very open to letting others use and improve his design and offered to open source it. So, on February 8th, he released the Eagle PCB files under an MIT license and they can be found on his BT-001 page.
I have yet to test these files and am not likely to be building any PCBs myself, but hopefully this will give other bright Newton hardware people a head start in completing a built-in Bluetooth module.
The Hardware Guys (and Gals)
As a segue from the BT-001, Adriano Angelilis sells Pico Card Bluetooth cards (of which I’ve purchased one) as well as his own custom hardware on his Notwen site. He has numerous creations, including: a USB charging cable, PlainTalk and Bluetooth audio adapters, an serial-powered LED light, an iPod connection cable, and a USB dongle ; all of which are still fabricated one at a time.
Although quite controversial amongst the NewtonTalk members due to his propensity to reverse engineer for initial designs and what some feel are exuberant prices, KnowledgeNavigator of Newton Sales is at least keeping the hardware modifications available, including: an internal serial module, replacement backlights, and speed boost implants. More recently he has been working on a USB Dock Prototype based on the FreeDock.
The guys aren’t the only ones having fun with hardware. Although Stephanie Maksylewich discontinued her Newton use in 2005, she had a number of hardware hacks including homebrew overclocking instructions for the MessagePad 2100 and eMate 300. Definitely not for the feint hearted.
How Many Words Again?
Others yet are helping to preserve the Newton not only with soldering iron in hand, but camera as well. Sonny Hung is one of those who’s flickr photosets include everything from the tools that [he uses] when repairing Newtons, to Newton-related brochures, posters & ads, and magazine covers, to clear case models, EVTs & DVTs, and even the final MessagePad 2000 blueprints.
There’s a lot more there than I can even list here, but you get the picture (pun fully intended): he’s a veritable Newton archeologist.
