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The hum is always present in backlit Newton devices. It’s caused by the switching power circuit and affects the high voltage transformer associated with the EL backlight. I’m wondering if pulling things apart and reassembling the eMate moved a few things slightly to cause the hum to be more...

Huzzah! Mmmm … tables.

Thanks, Eric! I’ll give this another go as soon as I can.

Here’s a minimalist version of the site rendered on my Newton MessagePad 2100 using Courier. For some reason, I can’t get the site to load using the Newt’s Cape browser. It conks out with a “headSpec” error … maybe something to do with a malformed HTTP header?

There’s another one being planned for January … stay tuned.

Don’t forget about the meetup tomorrow!

It is rather silly, especially since Newton OS supports multibyte Unicode not just 8-bit ASCII.

FWIW, Newton OS will be affected by a year 2040 problem as well. https://newtonglossary.com/terms/year-2040-problem

The last Global Newton Users Meetup (GNUM) of 2025 is coming up! Global Newton Users Meetup #18 Saturday, December 27th, 2025 @ 17:00 UTC Join us on Zoom for a casual, online get-together for fans, aficionados, developers, and collectors of Apple’s Newton platform. Details on the NewtonTalk...

Don’t forget about today’s meetup. 17:00 UTC 09:00 AM Pacific 10:00 AM Mountain 12:00 PM Eastern

The next Global Newton Users Meetup (GNUM) has been scheduled! Global Newton Users Meetup #17 Saturday, November 15th, 2025 @ 17:00 UTC Join us on Zoom for a casual, online get-together for fans, aficionados, developers, and collectors of Apple’s Newton platform. Details on the NewtonTalk...

It’d be great to see you there. I’ll likely post a new thread for the next meetup, though.

The video will be posted to YouTube, hopefully within a few days. We’re looking at scheduling another meetup in October or early November.

The first Global Newton Users Meetup (GNUM) in over a year is happening next weekend! Global Newton Users Meetup #16 Saturday, September 27th 2025, 17:00 UTC Join us on Zoom for a casual, online get-together for fans, aficionados, developers, and collectors of Apple’s Newton platform. Details...

I’m looking for a printed, physical copy of the MessagePad 2100 User Manual. I have a couple of printed copies of the MP2000 manual (and the MP2100 Getting Started booklet), but in all my years of using and collecting Newton stuff, I have never seen an MP2100 manual in person. I’m wondering if...