MessagePad 2100

The MessagePad 2100 was a touchscreen mobile device that was released by Apple Computer as the final model of its MessagePad tablet computer line.
==Release==
The MessagePad 2100 was announced on October 20, 1997 and shipped on November 7.Apple's New MessagePad 2100 Offers Enhanced Performance For Today's Mobile, Information-Centric Users, Apple Computer. 1997-10-20. Archived 1998-02-04. It was discontinued only a few months later on February 27, 1998 along with the rest of the Newton platform.
==Features==
The MessagePad 2100 utilized the form factor of the MessagePad 2000 with the same model number and 162 MHz StrongARM 110 processor. However, it contained 4 MB of dynamic RAM, a four-fold increase over its predecessor. An additional 4 MB of flash memory was built-in for storage, which could be expanded through the two PCMCIA slots. The 480 x 320 LCD display supported 16 shades of gray and included backlighting. The 2100 was also the only MessagePad model to be branded "Newton Technology" from Newton, Inc., a short-lived subsidiary of Apple which was soon re-absorbed and shut down.Why did Apple kill the Newton? by David MacNeill, Pen Computing Magazine. 1998-06.
==References==
==External links==
*Newton: MessagePad 2100 at Apple (archived 1998-02-04)
**MessagePad 2100 User's Manual (PDF, mirrored by The Newted Community)
*Apple MessagePad 2000 / 2100 (PDF) at Apple Repair Manuals
*Newton MessagePad 2100 at Apple-History
*Newton MessagePad 2100 specs at EveryMac
*MessagePad 2100 at Newtonhonk
*MessagePad 2100 at the Newton Glossary
===Articles===
*Today in Apple history: Newton MessagePad makes its last stand by Luke Dormehl at Cult of Mac (2020-11-07)
*Giving WiFi to an Apple Newton by Brian Benchoff at Hackaday (2016-02-09)
===Tutorials===
*Apple Tablet Teardown by Walter Galan at iFixit (2010-03-09)
*How to disassemble and reassemble a Newton 2000 / 2100 by Frank Gruendel at PDA Soft (2007-02-22)
**How to rebuild an Apple Newton 2000 / 2100 battery pack (2007-02-22)
**How to replace the backlight of an Apple Newton 2000 / 2100 (2007-02-22)
*MP2x00 Overclock and Other MP2x00 Hardware Hacks by Stephanie Maksylewich (archived 2008-04-14)
Category:1997 introductions