The Siemens Online Terminal, also known as Online Access Device (OAD), was an all-in-one touchscreen communications prototype that was being developed by Siemens, based on the Newton platform from Apple Computer.[1][2] It has also been unofficially referred to as a NotePhone 2 or NotePhone 2000.[3][4]
Development and marketing[]
Development on the Online Terminal began in 1996 using the MessagePad 120 platform, then shifted to the StrongARM processor that would be used in the MessagePad 2000.[3] Siemens unveiled and demonstrated the Online Terminal prototype on March 1997 at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany.[5]
Features[]
The Online Terminal prototype featured a large 9.4-inch backlit grayscale display that was reminiscent of Apple's MessageSlate prototype and included a slide-out QWERTY keypad. Being based on the MessagePad 2000, it was presumed to have used the same 162 MHz StrongARM 110 processor and 1 MB of dynamic RAM with an additional 4 MB of built-in flash memory for storage. A prototype was observed running a pre-release build of Newton OS 2.1. It included a Smart card slot for security and storage space could be expanded through the PCMCIA Type II slot.[3][4][6]
Cancellation[]
When Apple ceased development on the Newton platform on February 27, 1998, Siemens attempted to salvage the Online Terminal by subsituting the Windows CE operating system and rebranding it @net, the but project was soon cancelled that same year.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Newton OS Computers from Licensees, Apple Computer. Archived 1997-07-07.
- ↑ Das "OAD" (German), Logic Tools Newton Page. Archived 2001-05-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Siemens Notephone 2 by Grant Hutchinson, NewtonTalk. 2019-01-13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Messenotizen by Siemens - NotePhone2000? by Sonny Hung, Flickr. 2006-02-07.
- ↑ CeBIT ‘97, Siemens. 1997-04. Archived 1997-07-27.
- ↑ Luckie, Douglas. MessagePad 2100/2000 with OS 2.1. Michigan State University. Archived from the original on 2014-03-23.
External links[]
- Online-Terminal Prototyp (German) by Siemens
- Siemens Online Terminal at the Newton Glossary
