Apple Newton MessagePad Service Source
The Apple Newton MessagePad volume of Apple's Service Source covers the Apple Newton MessagePad, MessagePad 100, MessagePad 110, MessagePad 120, MessagePad 120 with Newton 2.0 and MessagePad 130. It is a 23-page PDF made in FrameMaker; the file's creation date is 3 November 1995.[1]
Contents
[edit | edit source]Page numbers are PDF pages.[1]
- Title page (p. 1)
- Basics (pp. 2–6): the five versions and how to tell them apart; all are repaired by whole-unit exchange
- Specifications (pp. 7–18): processor, memory, I/O interface, sound and video, electrical, physical, environmental
- Troubleshooting (pp. 19–21): general note and the power manager reset, with a drawing of the MessagePad 110 rear panel
- Exploded View (pp. 22–23): PDA assembly, PC Card, batteries, power adapter and stylus
What it settles
[edit | edit source]- Memory: 640K on the MessagePad and MessagePad 100; 1 MB on the 110; 2 MB (1.5 MB Flash, 0.5 MB SRAM) on the 120; 2.5 MB (1.5 MB Flash, 1 MB SRAM) on the 130. ROM is 4 MB on the 100, 110 and 120 and 8 MB on the 130 with Newton 2.01 (pp. 9–10).
- Displays: 336 × 240 reflective on the MessagePad and 100; 320 × 240 reflective at 0.30 mm dot pitch on the 110 and 120; 320 × 240 transflective with EL backlight on the 130 (p. 12).
- Batteries: four AAA cells or a NiCd pack and a CR2032 backup cell on the MessagePad and 100; four AA cells or a NiCd pack and a DL2032 on the 110, 120 and 130 (pp. 13–14).
- Physical: 184.75 × 114.3 × 19.05 mm and 0.4 kg for the MessagePad and 100; 202 × 106 × 31 mm and 0.580 kg with batteries for the 110, 120 and 130 (pp. 15–16).
- The power manager reset (remove the rear panel, press the reset switch with the stylus, slide the power switch down) keeps stored data and "solves most problems" (p. 21).
What this manual does not contain
[edit | edit source]No take-apart procedures, no symptom charts beyond the reset, no schematics, no part numbers on the exploded view and no voltages. Apple serviced these models by exchanging the whole unit.[1] Component-level information for the first model is in the Sharp BO-A300 Service Manual.
Pages that cite this document
[edit | edit source]- Apple Newton MessagePad: specifications of each model
- Apple Newton MessagePad General Maintenance: batteries and the power manager reset
- Apple Newton MessagePad Troubleshooting Guide
Download: Apple Newton MessagePad Service Source (1995).pdf
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Apple Computer, Apple Newton MessagePad (Service Source), 23 pp. Hosted as File:Apple Newton MessagePad Service Source (1995).pdf, from the UNNA archive (apple/documentation/OMP-130/MPSpecs(withexploded).pdf).