MessagePad 130

The MessagePad 130 was a touchscreen mobile device that was released by Apple Computer as part of its MessagePad tablet computer line.

Release
The MessagePad 130 was announced on March 14, 1996 and shipped on the following March 25th, with general worldwide availability at retailers during the following month. It was discontinued in April 1997.

Features
The MessagePad 130 utilized the form factor of the of the MessagePad 110 / 120 with a 20 MHz ARM 610 processor. Static RAM capacity was increased to 2.5 MB with 1,199 KB used by Newton OS 2.0, leaving 1,361 KB available for user data. Storage space could be expanded through the PCMCIA Type II slot. The 320 x 240 monochrome LCD display added a new backlighting feature. This was the last model to use this form factor before the redesigned MessagePad 2000 was introduced in March 1997.

Variants
Digital Ocean licensed and produced a ruggedized variant of the MessagePad 130 with wireless capabilities called the Seahorse.

Articles

 * Hardware Review: MessagePad 130 by Clyde A. Warden at TESL-EJ (1997-01)

Tutorials

 * How to disassemble an Apple Newton MessagePad 130 by Frank Gruendel at PDA Soft (2007-02-22)
 * How to fix the 130’s two most frequent defects (2007-02-22)
 * How to replace an Apple Newton 120 / 130 display (2007-02-22)
 * How to rebuild an Apple Newton MessagePad 110 / 120 / 130 battery pack (2007-02-22)
 * How to disassemble the battery charging station of a MessagePad 110 / 120 / 130 (2007-02-22)