MessagePad 130
Codename: "Dante, Quark"
Introduced: April 1996
Discontinued: n/a
Processor: ARM 610 RISC
Processor Speed: 20 Mhz
Memory: 4 MB ROM, 2.5 MB RAM
Display: 320 x 240 w/ backlight
System Software: Newton OS 2.0 (English, German)
Weight and Dimensions: 475g, 202mm x 101.6mm x 29mm
Ports: LocalTalk RS232 emulation, SHARP ASK Infrared
Memory Card: 1 PMCIA-Slot II
Power: 4 AA or NiCd  re-chargeable battery pack or external power supply
Operating Temperature: 0 to 40 deg. C (32 to 104 deg. F)
Storage Temperature: -20 to 60 deg. C
Transport Temperature: -20 to 70 deg. C (-40 to 149 deg. F)
Relative Humidity: 5 - 95%, non-condensing
Altitude: 0 - 3.048 metres
History: It took Apple over a year to upgrade the original Newton. The main reason was that the Newton team had worked hard for over 6 years and after the devastating press of the original Message Pad morale was low. The first revisions were Newton Message Pad 100 and 110. While the MP 100 was basically the original Message Pad with a new ROM, the MP 110 had a new design with a smaller screen and longer-lasting batteries. The Message Pad 130, released in early 1996 at CeBit in Germany, was the first Message Pad to feature an optional backlit display for better readability.

