An archive site for information relating to HP's first computer, the 2116, and its descendents.

Initiated by the Independent Newton Support (INS) Backlight 4 You developed a high quality Backlight replacement-kit for the APPLE MessagePad 2000 / 2100.

Jilted again! Amiga scraps PC plan | Company to focus on licensing its software rather than on making a multimedia machine, leaving its longsuffering fans heartbroken once more. |

Macs can contract ExploreZip, too! | Run a PC emulator, or use a Mac in a multiplatform environment? The Explore worm can find you. |

Gateway 'could have had it all' | Instead, a reborn Amiga goes forward with its own plans to make Linux a great multimedia/gaming platform. |

New big-payload virus identified | Malicious 'worm' capable of destroying data on infected machines is spreading. |

Franklin revs Rex handheld | The credit-card sized Rex Pro offers 512K of memory to store 6,000 records and now has 6 navigation buttons. | September 8, 1998, 2:00 PM PT | Stephanie Miles

Privacy: Are you aware of the trade-offs? | Everyone's in favor of privacy in the same way that they're in favor of Mom and apple pie, but exactly how software should preserve privacy is a much more controversial issue. |

Gateway shelves plans for new Amiga PC | In a setback to fans of the Amiga, Gateway confirms that it will not build an Amiga PC and will focus on licensing the operating system to others. | September 17, 1999, 4:00 PM PT | Jim Davis

Rex handheld poised for resurrection | Xircom plans to unveil the $150 Rex 6000, which builds on the 1997 original by adding a touch screen and improved software for syncing data with a PC. | November 5, 2000, 4:00 PM PT | Ian Fried