puke Although not particularly unique, the Casio Cassiopeia is a typical example of what a stylus driven Windows CE 2.0 powered device would look like in 1998. Was it any good? Read more at Casio Cassiopeia at pdamuseum.eu
Generally considered to be the first commercially successful Palmtop computer, the Atari Portfolio in essence is a “shrunken down PC” that runs DOS on a CMOS version of Intel 8088. Introduced in 1989, it became very popular in its day and you can still find software for it. Read more at Atari Portfolio at pdamuseum.eu
Well the title says it all, doesn’t it? Thanks to “humbertog” att r/oldhandhelds for the suggestion!
The only laptop from Apple that runs Newton OS, the eMate 300 was targeted towards schools and it had some nice features going for it. Read all about it at its page
Today I am adding a new section, under the main menu heading “PDA History”, called Ads from when they were new. Have a look, and be amazed of how the companies marketed their products back then.
Apples last Newton model – the MessagePad 2100 – is now featured in the museum. You will find it here. Yet to come: The first Newton, and the eMate 300.
The second generation Psion Organiser became very popular when it was released in 1986. Read more about it on its page!
Starting today, April 5th 2026, the PDA Museum is officially live! That is not to say that it is complete – there are still a dozen or so PDAs to be documented, and a few more articles to be written – not to mention the inclusion of live emulators, but I think the site now … Read more