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Newton MessagePad 2000
H0141 · MessagePad 2000/2100
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Identifiers
| Order number | H0141 |
Reference
| Original price | $949 |
| Announced | 1997-03-24 |
| Discontinued | 1997-11-20 |
| Max supported OS | Newton OS 2.1 |
| Design era | MessagePad 2000/2100 |
Configurations
| Colors | Dark green |
| CPU | StrongARM SA-110 @ 162 MHz |
| Memory | 5 MB (1 MB RAM + 4 MB Flash) |
| Storage | 8 MB Flash ROM + 2× PCMCIA slots |
| Display | 5″ 480×320 monochrome touchscreen |
| Newton OS | Newton OS 2.1 |
| Removable media | PCMCIA Type II |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | Serial (Mini-DIN-9) · Infrared (IrDA 1.0, SHARP) · 2× PCMCIA Type II · Audio in/out |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 114 × 205 × 30 mm |
| Weight | 640 g |
Known quirks
- Massive leap — 162 MHz StrongARM was 8× faster than previous MessagePads
- Doubled PCMCIA slots — one for storage, one for modem simultaneously
- New 480×320 display twice the resolution of earlier models
- Short-lived: Apple discontinued the Newton line weeks after the 2100 replaced it
- Free upgrade to 2100 offered to 2000 buyers within the transition window